blacking

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈblækɪŋ/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• Rhymes: -ækɪŋ

Verb

blacking

1. present participle and gerund of black

Noun

blacking (usually uncountable, plural blackings)

1. A preparation, containing lampblack, used to produce a shiny black coating.
2. Shoe polish.
3. 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