Associations to the word «Blackleg»

Wiktionary

BLACKLEG, noun. (uncountable) Fatal cattle disease caused by the soil-borne bacteria Clostridium chauvoei; symptomatic anthrax
BLACKLEG, noun. (countable) A person who takes the place of striking workers. A scab.
BLACKLEG, noun. (countable) A person who cheats in a game, a cheater.
BLACKLEG, noun. (colloquial) A notorious gambler.
BLACKLEG, adjective. Relating to a scab worker.

Dictionary definition

BLACKLEG, noun. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
BLACKLEG, verb. Take the place of work of someone on strike.

Wise words

A designer knows he has achieved perfection not when there is nothing left to add, but when there is nothing left to take away.
Antoine de Saint-Exupery