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sacking

[ sak-ing ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

stout, coarse woven material of hemp, jute, or the like, chiefly for sacks. sack.

sacking

/ ˈsækɪŋ /

Origin of sacking¹

First recorded in 1580–90; sack ¹ + -ing ¹

The episode culminated in the disastrous sacking of Rome itself circa 410 AD.

But time will remember him most vividly for coining the term “sack,” as in “sacking the quarterback,” which he did a lot.

You creep through sacking curtains and thick wooden doors which, when they are opened, let out fierce blasts of air.

I had time to see everything about her—her sacking apron, her clumsy clogs, her arms reddened by the cold.

The sacking of Gotham is depicted largely in the form of a burlesque kangaroo court straight out of Terry Gilliam.

The sacking of Bo Xilai is a pre-emptive move to ensure that the liberal line prevails in China, not the statist model.

The bombardment having been announced for the 12th, they reckoned on a full day for burning and sacking the town.

It is covered first with bass and then with sacking, made of Indian grass tied around with ratan.

Mr. Rundell found him swearing and raving in a great passion, sacking men and behaving like a maniac.

Please send me some more pheasants or partridges cooked as before, and sewn up in sacking.

McAuliffe's nether garments were fashioned out of sacking originally used for packing liquor cases.

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