wainscot
wains·cot f13 [wainscot wainscots wainscoted wainscotted wainscoting wainscotting] BrE [ˈweɪnskət] NAmE [ˈweɪnskət] noun (old use) = ↑skirting board Word Origin: Middle English: from Middle Low German wagenschot, apparently from wagen ‘wagon’ + schot, probably meaning ‘partition’.
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