Blackleg definition

Blackleg

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WordNet

noun

(1) Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike

verb

(2) Take the place of work of someone on strike

WiktionaryText

Noun

Fatal cattle disease caused by soil-borne bacteria.
A person who takes the place of striking workers. A scab.
A person who cheats in a game, a cheater.

Adjective

Relating to a scab worker.

The blackleg workers entered under cover of darkness.

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