black

noun1 of 2

color of the sky on a dark night

• “The black telephone is more expensive than the white one.”Tatoeba
• “It's difficult catch a black cat in a dark room.”Tatoeba

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verb2 of 2

To boycott, usually as part of an industrial dispute.