Hypertext Webster Gateway: "blackleg"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Blackleg \Black"leg`\, n.
1. A notorious gambler. [Colloq.]
2. A disease among calves and sheep, characterized by a
settling of gelatinous matter in the legs, and sometimes
in the neck. [Eng.]
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
blackleg
n : someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike
[syn: {scab}, {strikebreaker}, {rat}]
v : take the place of work of someone on strike [syn: {scab}, {rat}]
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