"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 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Ukrainian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 52 29 19 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 55 19 26 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 58 19 23 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 68 14 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 65 16 18
  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

Inflected forms

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          "sack"
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        "(uncountable) Cheap rough cloth such as would be used to make bags (sacks)."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "uncountable"
      ]
    },
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        "Firing or termination of an employee."
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        "(countable) Firing or termination of an employee."
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        "(uncountable) Cheap rough cloth such as would be used to make bags (sacks)."
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        "Firing or termination of an employee."
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        "(countable) Firing or termination of an employee."
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      "word": "мішкови́на"
    }
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