blackleg Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike
    strikebreaker; scab; rat.
  2. verb take the place of work of someone on strike
    fink; scab; rat.

WordNet


Black"leg` noun
Definitions
  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.

Webster 1913