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What (who) is blackleg - definition
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Black-leg; Black leg; Blacklegs; Black-legs; Black legs; Blackleg (disambiguation); Black leg (disambiguation)
blackleg
n.
Gambler, sharper, swindler.
blackleg
¦ noun
1. Brit. derogatory a person who continues working when fellow workers are on strike.
2. a bacterial disease of cattle and sheep, causing necrosis in the leg.
3. a plant disease in which part of the stem blackens and decays.
¦ verb (blacklegs, blacklegging, blacklegged) Brit. derogatory continue working when one's fellow workers are on strike.
Blackleg
·noun A notorious gambler.
II. Blackleg ·noun A disease among calves and sheep, characterized by a settling of gelatinous matter in the legs, and sometimes in the neck.
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Blackleg
Blackleg, blacklegs or black-legged may refer to:
Examples of use of blackleg
1. There were disapproving mutterings from a number of other biographers present, and when Painter spoke, he complained sharply at being portrayed as a blackleg at his own party.