blacking

English

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈblækɪŋ/
Rhymes: -ækɪŋ

Verb

blacking

present participle and gerund of black

Noun

blacking (usually uncountable, plural blackings)

A preparation, containing lampblack, used to produce a shiny black coating.
Shoe polish.
A boycott, usually as part of an industrial dispute.
- 2013, Graham Stewart, Bang!: A History of Britain in the 1980s:
  Instead, the unions persisted in believing they could defeat Murdoch through a unified campaign of picket lines, blackings and boycotts.

Translations

preparation used to produce a shiny black coating

shoe polish — see shoe polish

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Translations to be checked

Bulgarian: ^{(please verify)} вакса за обувки (vaksa za obuvki)

Anagrams

black gin, black-gin, blackgin

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