Usually means: Applying a hard, glossy finish.
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  1. shellacking: Merriam-Webster
  2. shellacking: Collins English Dictionary
  3. shellacking: Vocabulary.com
  4. shellacking: Wordnik
  5. shellacking: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  6. shellacking: Wiktionary
  7. shellacking: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  8. shellacking: Infoplease Dictionary
  9. shellacking: Dictionary.com
  10. shellacking: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. shellacking: Encyclopedia

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  1. shellacking: Idioms

Slang (2 matching dictionaries)
  1. shellacking: Green’s Dictionary of Slang
  2. Shellacking: Urban Dictionary

(Note: See shellac as well.)

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noun:  The act or process of coating with shellac.
noun:  (informal, US) A heavy defeat, drubbing, or beating; used particularly in sports and political contexts.

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