blacking

[ blak-ing ]

/ ˈblæk ɪŋ /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR blacking ON THESAURUS.COM

noun

any preparation for producing a black coating or finish, as on shoes or stoves.

Origin of blacking

First recorded in 1590–1600; black + -ing¹

Words nearby blacking

black house, black huckleberry, Black, Hugo, black humor, black ice, blacking, Black Isle, blackjack, black japan, black kite, black knight

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Example sentences from the Web for blacking

He eventually found that blacking out the words with permanent marker proved more effective—but you can imagine how that looked.
Rise of the Man Purse|Isabel Wilkinson|October 13, 2011|DAILY BEAST
The dirt is, of course, to be carefully brushed off before applying the blacking.
Cooley's Cyclopdia of Practical Receipts and Collateral Information in the Arts, Manufactures, Professions, and Trades..., Sixth Edition, Volume I|Arnold Cooley
Behind him ran a fat butler, his face purple with fury beneath a large smear of blacking.
Just William|Richmal Crompton
A young knight of the brush stood near by, with his blacking box slung over his shoulder.
The Boy Broker|Frank A. Munsey

The captain, who was blacking his beard with soot and fat, having already darkened his eyebrows, gave a start.
The Missouri Outlaws|Gustave Aimard
The boot was very bad, but there was enough leather to carry some blacking, and the skin took the rest.
A Rough Shaking|George MacDonald

British Dictionary definitions for blacking

blacking

/ (ˈblækɪŋ) /

noun

any preparation, esp one containing lampblack, for giving a black finish to shoes, metals, etc

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	blacking
释义	blacking [ blak-ing ] / ˈblæk ɪŋ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR blacking ON THESAURUS.COM noun any preparation for producing a black coating or finish, as on shoes or stoves. Origin of blacking First recorded in 1590–1600; black + -ing¹ Words nearby blacking black house, black huckleberry, Black, Hugo, black humor, black ice, blacking, Black Isle, blackjack, black japan, black kite, black knight Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for blacking He eventually found that blacking out the words with permanent marker proved more effective—but you can imagine how that looked. Rise of the Man Purse\|Isabel Wilkinson\|October 13, 2011\|DAILY BEAST The dirt is, of course, to be carefully brushed off before applying the blacking. Cooley's Cyclopdia of Practical Receipts and Collateral Information in the Arts, Manufactures, Professions, and Trades..., Sixth Edition, Volume I\|Arnold Cooley Behind him ran a fat butler, his face purple with fury beneath a large smear of blacking. Just William\|Richmal Crompton A young knight of the brush stood near by, with his blacking box slung over his shoulder. The Boy Broker\|Frank A. Munsey The captain, who was blacking his beard with soot and fat, having already darkened his eyebrows, gave a start. The Missouri Outlaws\|Gustave Aimard The boot was very bad, but there was enough leather to carry some blacking, and the skin took the rest. A Rough Shaking\|George MacDonald British Dictionary definitions for blacking blacking / (ˈblækɪŋ) / noun any preparation, esp one containing lampblack, for giving a black finish to shoes, metals, etc Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to blacking mar, injure, blacken, wound, crush, batter, bang up, wipe out, annul, exterminate, omit, abolish, erase, extinguish, delete, eradicate, deface, pulverize, pound, beat
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blacking

noun

Origin of blacking

Words nearby blacking

Example sentences from the Web for blacking

British Dictionary definitions for blacking

noun

Words related to blacking