3 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Black \Black\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Blacked}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Blacking}.] [See {Black}, a., and cf. {Blacken}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To make black; to blacken; to soil; to sully. [1913 Webster] They have their teeth blacked, both men and women, for they say a dog hath his teeth white, therefore they will black theirs. --Hakluyt. [1913 Webster] Sins which black thy soul. --J. Fletcher. [1913 Webster] 2. To make black and shining, as boots or a stove, by applying blacking and then polishing with a brush. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: blacking \black"ing\, n. 1. Any preparation for making things black; esp. one for giving a black luster to boots and shoes, or to stoves. [1913 Webster] 2. The act or process of making black. [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: blacking n : a substance used to produce a shiny protective surface on footwear [syn: {shoe polish}]
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