sack·ing (s k  ng)n. A coarse, stout woven cloth, such as burlap or gunny, used for making sacks; sackcloth. |
sacking [ˈsækɪŋ]
n
(Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Textiles) coarse cloth used for making sacks, woven from flax, hemp, jute, etc.
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| Noun | 1. | sacking - coarse fabric used for bags or sacks cloth, fabric, textile, material - artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers; "the fabric in the curtains was light and semitransparent"; "woven cloth originated in Mesopotamia around 5000 BC"; "she measured off enough material for a dress" jute - a plant fiber used in making rope or sacks |
| 2. | sacking - the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart) superannuation - the act of discharging someone because of age (especially to cause someone to retire from service on a pension) removal - dismissal from office deactivation, inactivation - breaking up a military unit (by transfers or discharges) honorable discharge - a discharge from the armed forces with a commendable record dishonorable discharge - a discharge from the armed forces for a grave offense (as sabotage or espionage or cowardice or murder) Section Eight - a discharge from the US Army based on unfitness or character traits deemed undesirable |
Translations
sacking
n
(= material) → Sackleinen nt
(inf: = dismissal) → Entlassung f
sacking [ˈsækɪŋ] n
sacking [ˈsækɪŋ] n
a. (cloth) → tela di sacco
b. (fam) (dismissal) → licenziamento
sacking [ˈsækɪŋ] n
a. (cloth) → tela di sacco
b. (fam) (dismissal) → licenziamento
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