noun

blacking

BLA-kihng

noun

A dark polish or coating, especially one used to shine shoes or boots.

"He rubbed blacking into the old leather boots."

A refusal by workers to handle certain goods, as a form of industrial protest.

"The union organized a blacking of the disputed cargo."

How to Use Blacking

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishDark shoe polish, or a workplace boycott of certain goods.

blackings plural

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He rubbed _____ into the old leather boots.

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