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BLACKING

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A substance used to produce a shiny protective surface on footwear

Synonyms:

blacking; shoe polish

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("blacking" is a kind of...):

polish (a preparation used in polishing)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

-ing form of the verb black

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