jackleg

[ jak-leg ]

/ ˈdʒækˌlɛg /

Chiefly South Midland and Southern U.S.

adjective

unskilled or untrained for one's work; amateur: a jackleg electrician.

unscrupulous or without the accepted standards of one's profession: a jackleg lawyer.

makeshift; temporary.

noun

an unskilled or unscrupulous itinerant worker or practitioner.

Origin of jackleg

1840–50, Americanism; perhaps jack¹ + (black)leg

Words nearby jackleg

jack-in-the-pulpit, Jack Ketch, jackknife, jackknife-fish, jack ladder, jackleg, jacklight, jacklighter, Jacklin, jack mackerel, jack Mormon

Example sentences from the Web for jackleg

But she did not believe they were well rid of Ratty just because he had started for Jackleg Station.
Frances of the Ranges|Amy Bell Marlowe
This train that was stopping to cast loose the special car at Jackleg was the last to stop at that station at night.
Frances of the Ranges|Amy Bell Marlowe
She and her guest were talking about the forthcoming pageant at the Jackleg schoolhouse.
Frances of the Ranges|Amy Bell Marlowe
I reports an' asks instructions as to the best way of disposin' of Mr. Jackleg's remains.
Yellowstone Nights|Herbert Quick

"Well, explain fully what you understand a jackleg carpenter to be," insisted the lawyer.
Toasts|William Pittenger

单词	jackleg
释义	jackleg [ jak-leg ] / ˈdʒækˌlɛg / Chiefly South Midland and Southern U.S. adjective unskilled or untrained for one's work; amateur: a jackleg electrician. unscrupulous or without the accepted standards of one's profession: a jackleg lawyer. makeshift; temporary. noun an unskilled or unscrupulous itinerant worker or practitioner. Origin of jackleg 1840–50, Americanism; perhaps jack¹ + (black)leg Words nearby jackleg jack-in-the-pulpit, Jack Ketch, jackknife, jackknife-fish, jack ladder, jackleg, jacklight, jacklighter, Jacklin, jack mackerel, jack Mormon Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for jackleg But she did not believe they were well rid of Ratty just because he had started for Jackleg Station. Frances of the Ranges\|Amy Bell Marlowe This train that was stopping to cast loose the special car at Jackleg was the last to stop at that station at night. Frances of the Ranges\|Amy Bell Marlowe She and her guest were talking about the forthcoming pageant at the Jackleg schoolhouse. Frances of the Ranges\|Amy Bell Marlowe I reports an' asks instructions as to the best way of disposin' of Mr. Jackleg's remains. Yellowstone Nights\|Herbert Quick "Well, explain fully what you understand a jackleg carpenter to be," insisted the lawyer. Toasts\|William Pittenger
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