[wain.scot] n [ME, fr. MD wagenschot, prob. fr. wagen wagon + schot shot, crossbar] (14c) 1 Brit: a fine grade of oak imported for woodwork
2. a (1): a usu. paneled wooden lining of an interior wall (2): a lining of an interior wall irrespective of material b: the lower three or four feet (about one meter) of an interior wall when finished differently from the remainder of the wall
[2]wainscot vt -scot.ed or -scot.ted ; -scot.ing or -scot.ting (ca. 1570): to line with or as if with boards or paneling