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BLACKLEAD
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Dictionary entry overview: What does blacklead mean?
• BLACKLEAD (verb)
The verb BLACKLEAD has 1 sense:
1. cover with graphite
Familiarity information: BLACKLEAD used as a verb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Cover with graphite
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Hypernyms (to "blacklead" is one way to...):
cover (provide with a covering or cause to be covered)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
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