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verb

Black v. t. (past & past part. blacked; pres. part. blacking)

To make black; to blacken; to soil; to sully. "They have their teeth blacked, both men and women, for they say a dog hath his teeth white, therefore they will black theirs." "Sins which black thy soul."

To make black and shining, as boots or a stove, by applying blacking and then polishing with a brush.

noun

blacking n.

Any preparation for making things black; esp. one for giving a black luster to boots and shoes, or to stoves.

The act or process of making black.

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Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Blacking" Quotes from Famous Books

... has found that out, and is showing the way." He snatched at an illustrated magazine, fresh from the press, that had been placed upon his desk, and opened it at the first page. "Johnson's Blacking," he read out, "advertised by a dainty little minx, showing her ankles. Who's going to stop for a moment to read about somebody's blacking? If a saucy little minx isn't there to trip him ...

— All Roads Lead to Calvary • Jerome K. Jerome

... lobes. In transecting the upper lobe of the left lung, it was found considerably hollowed out, (to the degree of holding a large orange,) and containing a small quantity of semi-fluid carbon, resembling thick blacking, with the superior divisions of the left bronchus opening abruptly into it. Many large blood-vessels crossed from one side of the cavity to the other, to which shreds of parenchymatous substance were attached. The inferior lobe was fully ...

— An Investigation into the Nature of Black Phthisis • Archibald Makellar

... my bowl, you horrible old man. Absalom is blacking boots in a New York hotel, weeks ago.—Ah! what a coat! Are you buying ...

— The Pointing Man - A Burmese Mystery • Marjorie Douie

... fit on; patchwork quilts and cushions, in silk and satin distractions, just fall short of harmony in the arrangement of their squares and colors; vivid buttercups and daisies mingle with bulky cat-o'-nine-tails,—all on canvas covered with paint; blacking-jugs adorned with pictures, embossed and otherwise; moth-eaten Kensington, partly outlined in conventional lilies and conventional stitches; forlorn-looking cats and dogs on half-made rugs and slippers,—all, all are there to point out certain ...

— Hold Up Your Heads, Girls! • Annie H. Ryder

... vinegar Honey vinegar Syrup of vinegar Aromatic vinegar Vinegar of the four thieves Lavender water Hungarian water To prepare cosmetic soap for washing the hands Cologne water Soft pomatum To make soap To make starch To dry herbs To clean silver utensils To make blacking ...

— The Virginia Housewife • Mary Randolph

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