sacking
sacking Lexical Profile
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• noun
British The act of dismissing someone from employment, especially abruptly or for misconduct.
"The sudden sacking of the head coach surprised many supporters after the team's recent victory."
A coarse, heavy woven fabric made from natural fibers such as jute, hemp, or flax, used chiefly for making sacks and protective coverings.
"The gardener wrapped the delicate tree roots in damp sacking to keep them moist before planting."
The capture, plundering, and destruction of a town or city by an invading force.
"Historians studied medieval chronicles describing the sacking of the ancient capital."
• Rhymes for sacking
Word Origin & Etymology
The fabric sense derives from Old English 'sæccing', from 'sacc' (sack), ultimately tracing back through Latin and Ancient Greek to the Semitic root 'śaq' meaning coarse cloth or bag. The senses of plundering a city and dismissing an employee derive from Middle French 'sac' (pillage) and the idiom 'to give someone the sack'.