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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024black•leg (blak′leg′),USA pronunciation n., v., -legged, -leg•ging. n. - Veterinary DiseasesAlso called black quarter, symptomatic anthrax. an infectious, often fatal disease of cattle and sheep, caused by the soil bacterium Clostridium chauvoei and characterized by painful, gaseous swellings in the muscles, usually of the upper parts of the legs.
- Plant Diseases
- a disease of cabbage and other cruciferous plants, characterized by dry, black lesions on the base of the stem, caused by a fungus, Phoma lingam.
- a disease of potatoes, characterized by wet, black lesions on the base of the stem, caused by a bacterium, Erwinia atroseptica.
- a swindler, esp. in racing or gambling.
- British Termsa strikebreaker;
scab.
v.t. Brit. Informal. - to replace (a worker) who is on strike.
- to refuse to support (a union, union workers, or a strike).
- to betray or deceive (a person or cause).
v.i. - British Termsto return to work before a strike is settled.
- 1715–25; black + leg; origin, originally of nonliteral senses unclear; compare jackleg
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: blackleg /ˈblæklɛɡ/ n - Also called: scab Brit a person who acts against the interests of a trade union, as by continuing to work during a strike or taking over a striker's job
vb ( -legs, -legging, -legged)- Brit to act against the interests of a trade union, esp by refusing to join a strike
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