Associations to the word «Jackleg»

Wiktionary

JACKLEG, adjective. (US) amateur, untrained, incompetent
JACKLEG, adjective. (US) dishonest, unscrupulous
JACKLEG, noun. A type of drill operated by means of compressed air.

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley