sacking

English

Noun

sacking (countable and uncountable, plural sackings)

1. (uncountable) Cheap rough cloth such as would be used to make bags (sacks).

   The farmer grabbed a handful of sacking and rubbed down the cow.

2. (countable) Firing or termination of an employee.

   He followed his sacking with a good drink.

Verb

sacking

1. present participle and gerund of sack

Translations

rough cloth

• Ukrainian: мішкови́на f (miškovýna)

firing of an employee

Anagrams

• cakings, casking