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blackings

/ˈblækɪŋz/

blackings is the plural of blacking.

Meaning of blacking

Noun

blacking (usually uncountable, plural blackings)

  1. (usually) A preparation, containing lampblack, used to produce a shiny black coating.
  2. (usually) Shoe polish.
  3. (usually) A boycott, usually as part of an industrial dispute.
    • Instead, the unions persisted in believing they could defeat Murdoch through a unified campaign of picket lines, blackings and boycotts.2013, Graham Stewart, Bang!: A History of Britain in the 1980s

Questions about blackings

What is blackings the plural of?
Blackings is the plural of blacking.
How do you pronounce blackings?
Blackings is pronounced /ˈblækɪŋz/.

Words near blackings in the dictionary

  1. blackifying
  2. blacking
  3. blacking in
  4. blacking out
  5. blacking up
  6. blackings
  7. blackish
  8. blackish-gray antshrike
  9. blackish-gray antshrikes
  10. blackishly
  11. blackishness

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