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blackleg

noun

black·​leg ˈblak-ˌleg How to pronounce blackleg (audio)
-ˌlāg
1
: a usually fatal toxemia especially of young cattle caused by a soil bacterium (Clostridium chauvoei)
2
: a cheating gambler : swindler
3
chiefly British : a worker hostile to trade unionism or acting in opposition to union policies : scab

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Herding Sheep with Bill There was no contradicting his calendarOf superstitions – the feast of some saint or otherThe sheep had to be herded off the mountain,Culled and counted, dipped andDoctored with shots for blackleg. Hartford Courant, courant.com, 11 Mar. 2018

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1722, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of blackleg was circa 1722

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