Define the word Blacking"Blacking" gcide "The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48"
Black \Black\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Blacked; p. pr. & vb. n.
Blacking.] [See Black, a., and cf. Blacken.]
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1. To make black; to blacken; to soil; to sully.
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They have their teeth blacked, both men and women,
for they say a dog hath his teeth white, therefore
they will black theirs. --Hakluyt.
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Sins which black thy soul. --J. Fletcher.
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2. To make black and shining, as boots or a stove, by
applying blacking and then polishing with a brush.
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"blacking" gcide "The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48"
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.
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2. The act or process of making black.
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"blacking" wn "WordNet (r) 2.0"
blacking
n : a substance used to produce a shiny protective surface on
footwear [syn: shoe polish]
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