BLACKBALL
\blˈakbɔːl], \blˈakbɔːl], \b_l_ˈa_k_b_ɔː_l]\
Definitions of BLACKBALL
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
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By Princeton University
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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To vote against, by putting a black ball into a ballot box; to reject or exclude, as by voting against with black balls; to ostracize.
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To blacken (leather, shoes, etc.) with blacking.
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A ball of black color, esp. one used as a negative in voting; - in this sense usually two words.
By Oddity Software
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To vote against, by putting a black ball into a ballot box; to reject or exclude, as by voting against with black balls; to ostracize.
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To blacken (leather, shoes, etc.) with blacking.
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A ball of black color, esp. one used as a negative in voting; - in this sense usually two words.
By Noah Webster.
By Daniel Lyons
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To vote against; ostracize.
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A vote rejecting application for membership.
By James Champlin Fernald
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