·noun The act or process of making black.
II. Blacking ·p.pr. & ·vb.n. of Black.
III. Blacking ·noun Any preparation for making things black; ·esp. one for giving a black luster to boots and shoes, or to stoves.
For the ship's bends and yards. A good mixture is made of coal-tar, vegetable-tar, and salt-water, b...
The Sailor's Word-Book
The tarring and blacking of rigging; or the operation of blacking the ship's sides with tar or miner...