WAINSCOT

I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Middle Dutch wagenschot, probably from wagen wagon + schot shot, crossbar Date: 14th century a fine grade of oak imported for woodwork, 2. a. a usually paneled wooden lining of an interior wall, a lining of an interior wall irrespective of material, the lower three or four feet (about one meter) of an interior wall when finished differently from the remainder of the wall, II. transitive verb (-scoted or -scotted; -scoting or -scotting) Date: 1570 to line with or as if with boards or paneling