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blackleg

noun

Meaning

  1. A person who takes the place of striking workers; a scab.
  2. A person who cheats in a game; a cheater.
  3. A notorious gambler.
  4. A fatal cattle disease caused by the soil-borne bacterium Clostridium chauvoei; symptomatic anthrax.
  5. To continue working whilst fellow workers strike.

Etymology / origin

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Related words

scab(English)rat(English)strikebreaker(English)quarter-ill(English)charbon(English)anthrax(English)bovine leukemia(English)black quarter(English)carters(English)canola(English)miner(English)rot(English)

Descendant words

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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