blacking

Noun

WordNet 3.0

a substance used to produce a shiny protective surface on footwearSynonyms: shoe polish

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]

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]