BLACKLEG


Meaning of BLACKLEG in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈblak-ˌleg, -ˌlāg ]

noun

Date: circa 1722

1. : a usually fatal toxemia especially of young cattle caused by a soil bacterium ( Clostridium chauvoei )

2. : a cheating gambler : swindler

3. chiefly British : a worker hostile to trade unionism or acting in opposition to union policies : scab

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.