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necklacings

necklacings is the plural of necklacing.

Meaning of necklacing

Noun

necklacing (plural necklacings)

  1. (South Africa) A method of informal execution using a burning necklace (petrol filled tyre); in which a rubber tyre is filled with petrol, placed around the victim's chest and arms, and set on fire.
    • It is impossible to fully capture the impact of necklacings on South African communities during the mid-1980s. However, it is clear that necklacings united especially the black youth in their liberation struggle.1998, Elirea Bornman, René Van Eeden, Marie Wentzel, Violence in South Africa: A Variety of Perspectives, page 167

Questions about necklacings

What is necklacings the plural of?
Necklacings is the plural of necklacing.

Words near necklacings in the dictionary

  1. necklacer
  2. necklacers
  3. necklaces
  4. necklaceweed
  5. necklacing
  6. necklacings
  7. neckland
  8. necklands
  9. neckless
  10. necklessness
  11. necklet

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