sacking

[ sak-ing ]

/ ˈsæk ɪŋ /

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noun

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

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Also called sackcloth.

Origin of sacking

First recorded in 1580–90; sack¹ + -ing¹

Words nearby sacking

sackcloth and ashes, sack coat, sack dress, sacker, sackful, sacking, sack out, sack race, Sacks, sack suit, sack time

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But time will remember him most vividly for coining the term “sack,” as in “sacking the quarterback,” which he did a lot.
The Deaths You Missed This Year|Malcolm Jones, Jimmy So, Michael Moynihan, Caitlin Dickson|December 30, 2013|DAILY BEAST
You creep through sacking curtains and thick wooden doors which, when they are opened, let out fierce blasts of air.
Thatcher's Economic Legacy|Megan McArdle|April 8, 2013|DAILY BEAST
I had time to see everything about her—her sacking apron, her clumsy clogs, her arms reddened by the cold.
Orwell’s Lies: His Diaries Reveal Problems with the Truth|Jimmy So|August 19, 2012|DAILY BEAST
The sacking of Gotham is depicted largely in the form of a burlesque kangaroo court straight out of Terry Gilliam.
‘Dark Knight Rises’: Christopher Nolan’s Masterpiece|Richard Rushfield|July 26, 2012|DAILY BEAST

The sacking of Bo Xilai is a pre-emptive move to ensure that the liberal line prevails in China, not the statist model.
Bo Xilai’s Sacking Signals Showdown In China’s Communist Party|Rosemary Righter|March 15, 2012|DAILY BEAST
The bombardment having been announced for the 12th, they reckoned on a full day for burning and sacking the town.
The Philippine Islands|John Foreman
It is covered first with bass and then with sacking, made of Indian grass tied around with ratan.
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce|E. R. Billings.
Mr. Rundell found him swearing and raving in a great passion, sacking men and behaving like a maniac.
The Underworld|James C. Welsh
Please send me some more pheasants or partridges cooked as before, and sewn up in sacking.
Letters of Lt.-Col. George Brenton Laurie|George Brenton Laurie
McAuliffe's nether garments were fashioned out of sacking originally used for packing liquor cases.
Menotah|Ernest G. Henham

British Dictionary definitions for sacking

sacking

/ (ˈsækɪŋ) /

noun

coarse cloth used for making sacks, woven from flax, hemp, jute, etc

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