What is to cover (a ship's bottom) with anything that impered its sailing; as, a bottom fouled with barnacles called?
foul — To cover (a ship's bottom) with anything that impered its sailing; as, a bottom fouled with barnacles. (Webster's 1913.)
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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