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blacking

[ blak-ing ]

noun

  1. any preparation for producing a black coating or finish, as on shoes or stoves.


blacking

/ ˈæɪŋ /

noun

  1. any preparation, esp one containing lampblack, for giving a black finish to shoes, metals, etc
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of blacking1

First recorded in 1590–1600; black + -ing 1
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“It was barely off the bat before I started blacking out and trying to get to the field. I almost fell over the rail,” Kopech said.

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I think I'm blacking it out for safety.

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In a twist on condo conversions, some people even remodeled the upper floors of their homes — blacking out windows and drilling ventilation holes — to make them habitable for swiftlets.

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"I was blacking out and fainting," Ms Davies, a tattoo artist, said.

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His video monitor had gone blurry at first, the landscape of shattered trees and shell craters barely visible, before blacking out completely.

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