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blackleg(1) (iou)



blackleg noun & adjective. E18.
[from BLACK adjective + LEG noun.]
A. noun.
sing. & in pl.
a. An acute infectious bacterial disease of cattle and sheep, causing necrosis in one or more legs. E18.
b. Any of various diseases of vegetables. L19.
A swindler, esp. a swindling bookmaker. L18.
A person who continues to work despite a ban or strike by a trade union etc.; a person who takes a striker's place. M19.
b. attrib. or as adjective. That is a blackleg during a strike etc.; of or pertaining to blacklegs. L19.