n. pl. 1. The name of a kind of in used in copperplate printing, prepared from the charred husks of the grape, and residue of the wine press. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Soot flying in the air. [ Eng. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Black garments, etc. See Black, n., 4. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who makes crude potash, or black salts. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Black (in allusion to the color of the metal) + smith. Cf. Whitesmith. ] 1. A smith who works in iron with a forge, and makes iron utensils, horseshoes, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

The blacksmith may forge what he pleases. Howell. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Zool.) A fish of the Pacific coast (Chromis punctipinnis, or Heliastes punctipinnis), of a blackish color. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ it>or }, n. (Zool.) A snake of a black color, of which two species are common in the United States, the Bascanium constrictor, or racer, sometimes six feet long, and the Scotophis Alleghaniensis, seven or eight feet long. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ The name is also applied to various other black serpents, as Natrix atra of Jamaica. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. A mixture of spirituous liquor (usually rum) and molasses. [ 1913 Webster ]

No blackstrap to-night; switchel, or ginger pop. Judd. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Bad port wine; any common wine of the Mediterranean; -- so called by sailors. [ 1913 Webster ]