noun
or parcelling
( -s )
1. : an act of dividing and distributing in portions or parts or of wrapping into bundles
2.
a. : the covering of a caulked seam with canvas and then tarring it
b. : long narrow slips of canvas usually daubed with tar and wound about a rope like a bandage to exclude moisture usually after the interstices between the strands have been wormed to make a smooth surface