black-leggedadj.

Brit.

/ˈblaklɛɡd/,

/ˌblakˈlɛɡᵻd/, U.S.

/ˈblækˌlɛɡ(ə)d/

Forms: see black adj. and legged adj.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: black adj., legged adj.

Etymology: < black adj. + legged adj. With sense 2 compare slightly later blackleg n. 2.

1. Having black or blackish legs. Now chiefly in the names of birds (see also Compounds).

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the world > animals > birds > parts of or bird defined by > [adjective] > of legs > having particular colour legs

black-legged?1523

red-legged1611

yellow-legged1752

?1523 J. Fitzherbert Bk. Husbandry f. xxxi^v The nyne properties of a foxe. The firste is to be pricke eared.., the sixte to be blacke legged.

1678 J. P. tr. J. Johnstone Descr. Nature Four-footed Beasts iii. 77/2 Another sort is..bearded like a Goat, reaching to either eare; black leged.

1772 R. Brookes New Syst. Nat. Hist (ed. 2) IV. 136 The black legged smooth yellow Asilus with blue wings.

1884 Times 27 Feb. 7/6 The compact, black-legged bays of Essex.

1931 Discovery Nov. 348/1 The black-legged falconet (which breeds in holes).

1971 R. E. Pfadt Fund. Appl. Entomol. (ed. 2) xix. 551 In North America at least nine [tick] species are important pests: the cattle tick.., Gulf Coast tick, blacklegged tick, winter tick, [etc.].

1994 Sci. Amer. Feb. 66/1 There are two living seriema species, the red-legged seriema..and the black-legged or Burmeister's, seriema.

2. slang (originally Horse Racing). depreciative. Esp. of a bookmaker or gambler: swindling, dishonest. Cf. blackleg n. 2. Now historical and rare.

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the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > defrauding or swindling > [adjective] > defrauding or swindling

cheatingc1555

sharking1608

shaving1611

rooking1631

sharping1691

black-legged1761

swindling1774

managed1810

cooked1849

bunco-steering1875

blue sky and hot air1905

blue skies1925

1761 St. James' Chron. 15 Oct. The Black legged Gentry went off with heavier Hearts than Purses.

1773 Craftsman 4 Sept. The countryman was as great a sharper as himself, and stript the black-legged gentleman of his money into the bargain.

1792 Times 12 Jan. 2/2 The Prince having quitted the turf,..it is probable that many of the black legged depredators will be shortly reduced to their buff-stockings.

1803 Christian Observer Nov. 703/2 The ‘cant’ even of honour is odious to the black-legged fraternity; and..all the nimble-fingered gentry of Mother Kelly's gang exclaim loudly against the ‘cant’ of honesty.

1895 Pilgrim Dec. 29 That damned black-legged thief is trying to rob you... I seen you shift that ace for a queen.

1965 S. Longstreet War in Golden Weather iv. 46 A black-legged fellow calling himself Captain Kite, who had cleaned two hundred pounds at a faro table, was detected with a palmed card.

Compounds

black-legged kittiwake n. chiefly North American a Holarctic kittiwake with black legs, Rissa tridactyla, which breeds on the coastal cliffs of arctic and northern seas.Usually known simply as the ‘kittiwake’ in Europe.

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1903 Zoologist 7 143 I was attracted by the sight of a Black-legged Kittiwake (Rissa tridactylites pollicaris, Stejneger) flying with one leg hanging downward as if broken.

1956 Wilson Bull. 68 321 It fed with an immature female Black-legged Kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla), which I collected.

2001 Canad. Geographic Trav. & Adventure Spring–Summer 22/2 Among the 30 species of birds found here are..colonies of thick-billed murres and black-legged kittiwakes.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	black-legged
释义	black-leggedadj. Brit. /ˈblaklɛɡd/, /ˌblakˈlɛɡᵻd/, U.S. /ˈblækˌlɛɡ(ə)d/ Forms: see black adj. and legged adj. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: black adj., legged adj. Etymology: < black adj. + legged adj. With sense 2 compare slightly later blackleg n. 2. 1. Having black or blackish legs. Now chiefly in the names of birds (see also Compounds). ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > parts of or bird defined by > [adjective] > of legs > having particular colour legs black-legged?1523 red-legged1611 yellow-legged1752 ?1523 J. Fitzherbert Bk. Husbandry f. xxxi^v The nyne properties of a foxe. The firste is to be pricke eared.., the sixte to be blacke legged. 1678 J. P. tr. J. Johnstone Descr. Nature Four-footed Beasts iii. 77/2 Another sort is..bearded like a Goat, reaching to either eare; black leged. 1772 R. Brookes New Syst. Nat. Hist (ed. 2) IV. 136 The black legged smooth yellow Asilus with blue wings. 1884 Times 27 Feb. 7/6 The compact, black-legged bays of Essex. 1931 Discovery Nov. 348/1 The black-legged falconet (which breeds in holes). 1971 R. E. Pfadt Fund. Appl. Entomol. (ed. 2) xix. 551 In North America at least nine [tick] species are important pests: the cattle tick.., Gulf Coast tick, blacklegged tick, winter tick, [etc.]. 1994 Sci. Amer. Feb. 66/1 There are two living seriema species, the red-legged seriema..and the black-legged or Burmeister's, seriema. 2. slang (originally Horse Racing). depreciative. Esp. of a bookmaker or gambler: swindling, dishonest. Cf. blackleg n. 2. Now historical and rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > defrauding or swindling > [adjective] > defrauding or swindling cheatingc1555 sharking1608 shaving1611 rooking1631 sharping1691 black-legged1761 swindling1774 managed1810 cooked1849 bunco-steering1875 blue sky and hot air1905 blue skies1925 1761 St. James' Chron. 15 Oct. The Black legged Gentry went off with heavier Hearts than Purses. 1773 Craftsman 4 Sept. The countryman was as great a sharper as himself, and stript the black-legged gentleman of his money into the bargain. 1792 Times 12 Jan. 2/2 The Prince having quitted the turf,..it is probable that many of the black legged depredators will be shortly reduced to their buff-stockings. 1803 Christian Observer Nov. 703/2 The ‘cant’ even of honour is odious to the black-legged fraternity; and..all the nimble-fingered gentry of Mother Kelly's gang exclaim loudly against the ‘cant’ of honesty. 1895 Pilgrim Dec. 29 That damned black-legged thief is trying to rob you... I seen you shift that ace for a queen. 1965 S. Longstreet War in Golden Weather iv. 46 A black-legged fellow calling himself Captain Kite, who had cleaned two hundred pounds at a faro table, was detected with a palmed card. Compounds black-legged kittiwake n. chiefly North American a Holarctic kittiwake with black legs, Rissa tridactyla, which breeds on the coastal cliffs of arctic and northern seas.Usually known simply as the ‘kittiwake’ in Europe. ΚΠ 1903 Zoologist 7 143 I was attracted by the sight of a Black-legged Kittiwake (Rissa tridactylites pollicaris, Stejneger) flying with one leg hanging downward as if broken. 1956 Wilson Bull. 68 321 It fed with an immature female Black-legged Kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla), which I collected. 2001 Canad. Geographic Trav. & Adventure Spring–Summer 22/2 Among the 30 species of birds found here are..colonies of thick-billed murres and black-legged kittiwakes. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.?1523
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