'Blacking' definitions:

Definition of 'blacking'

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noun
A substance used to produce a shiny protective surface on footwear [syn: shoe polish, blacking]

Definition of 'Blacking'

From: GCIDE
  • Black \Black\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Blacked; p. pr. & vb. n. Blacking.] [See Black, a., and cf. Blacken.] [1913 Webster]
  • 1. To make black; to blacken; to soil; to sully. [1913 Webster]
  • They have their teeth blacked, both men and women, for they say a dog hath his teeth white, therefore they will black theirs. --Hakluyt. [1913 Webster]
  • Sins which black thy soul. --J. Fletcher. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. To make black and shining, as boots or a stove, by applying blacking and then polishing with a brush. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'blacking'

From: GCIDE
  • blacking \black"ing\, n.
  • 1. Any preparation for making things black; esp. one for giving a black luster to boots and shoes, or to stoves. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. The act or process of making black. [1913 Webster]

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