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BLACKING
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Dictionary entry overview: What does blacking mean?
• BLACKING (noun)
The noun BLACKING has 1 sense:
1. a substance used to produce a shiny protective surface on footwear
Familiarity information: BLACKING used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A substance used to produce a shiny protective surface on footwear
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Synonyms:
blacking; shoe polish
Hypernyms ("blacking" is a kind of...):
polish (a preparation used in polishing)
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