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blacking

4 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. blacking (noun)
  2. black (verb)
  3. coal blacking (noun)
  4. black out (verb)

black·ing

noun \ˈbla-kiŋ\

Definition of BLACKING

: a substance (as a paste or polish) that is applied to an object to make it black
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First Known Use of BLACKING

1571

Rhymes with BLACKING

backing, cracking, packing, sacking, smacking, tracking, whacking

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