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lampblacking

lampblacking is the present participle and gerund of lampblack.

Meaning of lampblack

Verb

lampblack (third-person singular simple present lampblacks, present participle lampblacking, simple past and past participle lampblacked)

  1. (transitive) To blacken (something) using this form of carbon.
    • Gadsbodkins, you puny Upſtart in the Law, to uſe me ſo, you Green Bag Carrier, you Murderer of unfortunate Cauſes, the Clerks Ink is ſcarce off of your fingers, you that newly come from Lamblacking the Judges ſhooes, and are not fit to wipe mine; […]1676 December 11 (first performance), [William] Wycherley, The Plain-Dealer. A Comedy. […], London: […] T[homas] N[ewcomb] for James Magnes and Rich[ard] Bentley […], published 1677, →OCLC, Act III...

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Questions about lampblacking

What is lampblacking the present participle and gerund of?
Lampblacking is the present participle and gerund of lampblack.

Words near lampblacking in the dictionary

  1. lampassé
  2. lampate
  3. lampates
  4. lampblack
  5. lampblacked
  6. lampblacking
  7. lampblacks
  8. lampboard
  9. lampboards
  10. lampbrush
  11. lampbrush chromosome

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