blackleg

Noun · Verb
Synonyms: scabstrikebreakerratfink

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

  1. someone who works (or provides workers) during a strikeSynonyms: scabstrikebreakerrat

Verb (1)

  1. take the place of work of someone on strikeSynonyms: finkscabrat
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Blackleg \Black"leg`\, n.

1.A notorious gambler. [Colloq.] [1913 Webster]

2.A disease among calves and sheep, characterized by a settling of gelatinous matter in the legs, and sometimes in the neck. [Eng.] [1913 Webster]

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