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Blacking

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /ˈblækɪŋ/ · Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Blacking is a noun meaning A preparation, containing lampblack, used to produce a shiny black coating.

Meaning

A preparation, containing lampblack, used to produce a shiny black coating.

More Meanings

  1. Shoe polish.
  2. A boycott, usually as part of an industrial dispute.
  3. present participle and gerund of black

Example Sentences

Instead, the unions persisted in believing they could defeat Murdoch through a unified campaign of picket lines, blackings and boycotts.

Word Forms

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include boot, blackwashing, blackening, nigrification, keroid, browning.

bootblackwashingblackeningnigrificationkeroidbrowningblackwashcoatingniggerizingclearcoatsilveringbluingwhiteningbronzingvarnishinglimation

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