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单词 jackleg
释义 jack·leg
I. \ˈjaˌkleg, -āg\ adjective
Etymology: jack (I) + -leg (as in blackleg “sharper”)
1.
 a. : characterized by lack of skill or training : amateur
  < simplifies the labors of the jackleg editor — D.L.Cohn >
  < a fair jackleg carpenter — Stanley Walker >
 b. : characterized by unscrupulousness, dishonesty, or lack of professional standards
  < two jackleg lawyers and a cigar-eating judge — F.B.Gipson >
2. : designed for use as a temporary expedient : makeshift
 < rigged up a jackleg system of landing lights — W.L.White >
II. noun
: one who is jackleg
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