A waxy preparation, moulded into a ball, used to give a shining black surface to boots and shoes; = heelball, n. 1. Now historical.
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| 释义 | society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > waxy materials > [noun] > other wax materials (6) blackball1700 A waxy preparation, moulded into a ball, used to give a shining black surface to boots and shoes; = heelball, n. 1. Now historical. heelball1774 A ball or lump of hard wax and lampblack used in polishing to impart a shining black surface to shoes and other leather items, or to take rubbings… stearin1839 (Chiefly spelt stearine.) The commercial name of a preparation consisting of purified fatty acids, used for making candles, and formerly also as a… wax-butter1868 = butter of wax n. at butter, n.1 compounds 5a (see quot.). solar stearin1882 a substance obtained from lard. guttering1888 Of a candle (see gutter, v. 5); also concrete the melted tallow or wax which runs down. |
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