I. ˈwān-skət, -ˌskōt, -ˌskät noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Middle Dutch wagenschot, probably from wagen wagon + schot shot, crossbar
Date: 14th century
1. British : a fine grade of oak imported for woodwork
2.
a.
(1) : a usually 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
II. transitive verb
( -scot·ed or -scot·ted ; -scot·ing or -scot·ting )
Date: 1570
: to line with or as if with boards or paneling