Meaning of Blacking | Babel Free
ˈblækɪŋDefinitions
- A preparation, containing lampblack, used to produce a shiny black coating.
- Shoe polish.
- A boycott, usually as part of an industrial dispute.
Equivalents
العربية
الدّهان الأسود
Čeština
černidlo
Deutsch
Schwärze
Latina
atramentum
Polski
czernidło
Türkçe
lostra
Examples
“Instead, the unions persisted in believing they could defeat Murdoch through a unified campaign of picket lines, blackings and boycotts.”
CEFR level
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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