Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Blanking"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Blank \Blank\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Blanked}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Blanking}.] [Cf. 3d {Blanch}.]
1. To make void; to annul. [Obs.] --Spenser.
2. To blanch; to make blank; to damp the spirits of; to
dispirit or confuse. [Obs.]
Each opposite that blanks the face of joy. --Shak.
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