blackleg : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: blackleg	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for blackleg
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
blackleg n someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike Synonym(s): scab, strikebreaker, blackleg, rat v take the place of work of someone on strike [syn: fink, scab, rat, blackleg]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Blackleg \Black"leg`\, n. 1. A notorious gambler. [Colloq.] 2. A disease among calves and sheep, characterized by a settling of gelatinous matter in the legs, and sometimes in the neck. [Eng.]