blackleg

== English == === Etymology === From black +‎ leg. === Pronunciation === === Noun === blackleg (countable and uncountable, plural blacklegs) (uncountable, agriculture, veterinary medicine) A fatal cattle disease caused by the soil-borne bacterium Clostridium chauvoei; symptomatic anthrax. [from 18th c.] (uncountable) A disease of potato crops caused by pectolytic bacteria, characterized by blackening and decay of the lower stem portion. (uncountable) A disease of brassicas caused by the fungus Leptosphaeria maculans (countable) A person who cheats in a game; a cheater, especially a dishonest bookmaker. [from 18th c.] 1852?, The Sporting Magazine (page 185) They have no regard for respectability like yours — nothing between a baron and a blackleg. (countable) A person who takes the place of striking workers. [from 19th c.] Synonyms: blacklegger, scab, scalie, strikebreaker ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== ==== Further reading ==== blackleg (disease) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia blackleg (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia strikebreaker on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Blacklegs in the 1920 edition of Encyclopedia Americana. === Verb === blackleg (third-person singular simple present blacklegs, present participle blacklegging, simple past and past participle blacklegged) To continue working whilst fellow workers strike.