Meaning of the word blackleg in English
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blackleg
US /ˈblæk.leɡ/
UK /ˈblæk.leɡ/
Noun
1.
a person who continues to work when fellow workers are on strike; a scab
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The striking workers jeered at the blackleg crossing the picket line.
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No one wants to be seen as a blackleg by their colleagues.
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2.
a disease of cattle and sheep, especially young stock, caused by a bacterium (Clostridium chauvoei) and characterized by lameness and swelling of the muscles
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The farmer quickly isolated the calf showing symptoms of blackleg.
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Vaccination is crucial for preventing blackleg in livestock.
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