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shellacking
2 ENTRIES FOUND:
shellacking
(noun)
shellac
(verb)
shellacking
/ʃə
ˈ
lækɪŋ/
noun
plural
shellackings
shellacking
/ʃə
ˈ
lækɪŋ/
noun
plural
shellackings
Britannica Dictionary definition of SHELLACKING
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count
]
US, informal
:
a very bad defeat
They took a
shellacking
in yesterday's game.
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