bottoming

/ (ˈbɒtəmɪŋ) /

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noun

the lowest level of foundation material for a road or other structure

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While concealed, he astonished his good protectress by his ingenuity in bottoming chairs with cane.
Narrative of the Life and Adventures of Henry Bibb, an American Slave, Written by Himself|Henry Bibb
Oh, to show this, a priori, by bottoming it in all our faculties and by experience of touching examples!
Anima Poet|Samuel Taylor Coleridge
The discovery of the perforated substance used for bottoming chairs and for other purposes has made its inventor a millionaire.
The Little Gleaner, Vol. X.|Various
What do you say to having a couple of the sailors with guns to keep us company while the rest are new-bottoming that brig?
The Ocean Cat's Paw|George Manville Fenn

"Ought to be near bottoming, Potch," Roy remarked one day towards the end of the three weeks.
The Black Opal|Katharine Susannah Prichard

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