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Blackleg

noun
Word Frequency: 0.1

Definitions

1.nounA person who takes the place of striking workers; a scab.
2.nounA person who cheats in a game; a cheater.
3.nounA notorious gambler.
4.nounA fatal cattle disease caused by the soil-borne bacterium Clostridium chauvoei; symptomatic anthrax.
5.verbTo continue working whilst fellow workers strike.

Synonyms

scaliestrikebreakerscabratquarter-illcharbonanthraxbovine leukemiablack quartercloshblack cattlewhite scour

Rhymes With

jacklegblack legback leg
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