I. ˈblek noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English blek ink, from blæc, from Old English blæc black — more at black
1. now chiefly Scotland : a black substance as:
a. : shoe blacking
b. : black grease
c. : soot , smut
2. Scotland : negro
3. Scotland : blackguard , scoundrel
II. transitive verb
Etymology: Middle English blecken, from blek, n.
dialect Britain : blacken