"sacking" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: sackings [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} sacking (countable and uncountable, plural sackings)
  1. (uncountable) Cheap rough cloth such as would be used to make bags (sacks). Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-sacking-en-noun-lGmss9ed
  2. (countable) Firing or termination of an employee. Tags: countable
    Sense id: en-sacking-en-noun-yKdSmoBc

Verb

Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} sacking
  1. present participle and gerund of sack Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: sack Translations (rough cloth): мішкови́на (miškovýna) [feminine] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-sacking-en-verb-tLL8BUC8 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 33 20 46

Inflected forms

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