noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Anything that has been blackened or dirtied. dialectal

Verb

1. 1
   To blacken; to dirty or soil. dialectal, transitive

Synonyms

All synonyms

blackendenigrate

Etymology

Probably a blend of bleck + blatch.

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