Subscriber login


Forgot your password?

Library card login

Other

blacklead

Pronunciation: /ˈblaklɛd/

Definition of blacklead

noun

verb

[with object]
  • polish (metal, especially cast iron) with graphite: the kitchen range hadn’t been blackleaded for ages

blacklead in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of blacklead in the US English dictionary
  |  Cite

Word of the day

kempt

/ kɛm(p)t /
adjective
maintained in a neat and clean condition …