(UK, Australia) The practice of kidnapping Pacific Islanders, or kanakas, for sale as cheap labour.
verb
present participle of blackbird
blackfigured
blackguard
blackguard
noun
(archaic) A man who uses foul language in front of a woman, typically a woman of high standing in society.
(old-fashioned, usually used only of men) A scoundrel; an unprincipled contemptible person; an untrustworthy person.
The lowest servant in a household charged with pots, pans, and other kitchen equipment.
verb
(intransitive) To act like a blackguard; to be a scoundrel.
(transitive) To revile or abuse in scurrilous language.
blackguarded
blackguarded
verb
simple past tense and past participle of blackguard
blackguardism
blackguardism
noun
Blackguardly behaviour or language.
blackguardize
blackguardize
verb
To make blackguardly.
blackguardly
blackguardly
adj
Characteristic of a blackguard.
blackguardry
blackguards
blackguards
noun
plural of blackguard
blackleggery
blackrag
blacksburg
blockaderunning
bricklaying
bricklaying
noun
The act of building a wall by laying bricks, usually with cement between the surfaces of the bricks.
bricklayings
bricklayings
noun
plural of bricklaying
carkingly
carkingly
adv
(archaic) In a carking manner; so as to weary or distress.
chalkography
chikmagalur
clarksburg
clarksburg
Proper noun
A city in West Virginia, United States
clerkage
clerkage
noun
The work of a clerk.
clogmaker
clogmaker
noun
A manufacturer of clogs (type of shoe).
colormaking
colormaking
noun
The manufacture of paints or dyes.
crackling
crackling
adj
Sounding with small, sharp cracks or reports, frequently repeated.
noun
(cooking, countable) A crispy, fried skin or rind, especially of pork.
(cooking, in the singular in Britain) The crispy rind of roast pork.
(cooking, often in the plural, US) Fat that, after roasting a joint, hardens and crispens
(obsolete, usually in the plural) Food for dogs, made from the refuse of tallow melting.
The making of small, sharp cracks or reports, frequently repeated.
Three stripes of velvet worn on the sleeves of students at St John's College, Cambridge.
verb
present participle of crackle
cracklings
cracklings
noun
plural of crackling
cradlemaking
cradlemaking
noun
The manufacture of cradles.
craglike
craglike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a crag.
crankling
crankling
verb
present participle of crankle
creakingly
creakingly
adv
With a creaking sound.
garlickiest
garlickiest
adj
superlative form of garlicky: most garlicky
garlicky
garlicky
adj
Tasting or smelling of garlic.
garliclike
garliclike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of garlic.
gerlachovka
girdlecake
gracelike
gracelike
adj
(religion) Resembling or characteristic of grace.
grackle
grackle
noun
(formerly) Any of several Asian myna birds of the genus Gracula.
Any of several American blackbirds of the genus Quiscalus, and related genera, having iridescent plumage.
grackles
grackles
noun
plural of grackle
greenbackville
griddlecake
griddlecake
noun
Any of various forms of small pancake made from a spoonful of batter cooked on a griddle
griddlecakes
griddlecakes
noun
plural of griddlecake
hackleburg
hydraulicking
hydraulicking
noun
hydraulic mining (mining using pressurized water jets to dislodge rock or move sediment)
verb
present participle of hydraulic
jacklighter
jacklighter
noun
A hunter who jacklights.
jackrolling
jackrolling
noun
(South Africa) gang rape of women by men
karyologic
karyologic
adj
Relating to karyology
karyological
karyological
adj
karyologic
karyologically
karyologically
adv
By means of, or with reference to, karyology
kinematographical
kinematographical
adj
cinematographical
kinematographically
lackering
lackering
verb
present participle of lacker
leatherstocking
leatherstocking
Noun
A man who develops survival skills in order to live in the wild, away from civilization.
mackereling
mackereling
noun
Alternative form of mackerelling
mecklenburgian
megalokaryocyte
megalokaryocyte
noun
megakaryocyte
parbuckling
parbuckling
verb
present participle of parbuckle
pilgarlicky
preacknowledge
preacknowledge
verb
(transitive) To acknowledge in advance.
preacknowledged
preacknowledged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of preacknowledge
preacknowledgement
preacknowledgement
noun
Alternative form of preacknowledgment
preacknowledging
preacknowledging
verb
present participle of preacknowledge
preacknowledgment
preacknowledgment
noun
acknowledgment in advance
preblockading
racewalking
racewalking
noun
(sports) A sport in which people try to walk as fast as possible, subject to the constraint that at least one foot must be on the ground at all time (or else they would be running).
verb
present participle of racewalk
racewalkings
racinglike
racinglike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of racing.
rackingly
rackingly
adv
So as to cause suffering.
reacknowledge
reacknowledge
verb
(transitive) To acknowledge again or anew.
reacknowledged
reacknowledged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of reacknowledge
reacknowledging
reacknowledging
verb
present participle of reacknowledge
reacknowledgment
reacknowledgment
noun
Alternative form of reacknowledgement
recklinghausen
roadblocking
roadblocking
verb
present participle of roadblock
skiagraphical
skiagraphical
adj
Alternative form of sciagraphical
skiagraphically
skiagraphically
adv
Alternative form of sciagraphically
sockdolager
sockdolager
noun
(US, fishing) A combination of two hooks which close upon each other, by means of a spring, as soon as the fish bites.
(US, slang, dated) A hard hit, a knockout or finishing blow, or conclusive argument.
(US, slang, dated) Something large or otherwise exceptional; a whopper.
sockdolagers
sockdolagers
noun
plural of sockdolager
strackling
superacknowledgment
swashbucklering
swashbucklering
adj
Alternative form of swashbuckling
tanglewrack
tracklaying
tracklaying
noun
(rail transport) The work that involves putting the track in place.