blackleg
English
noun
Definitions
- (countable) A person who takes the place of striking workers; a scab.
- (countable) A person who cheats in a game; a cheater.
- (countable) A notorious gambler.
- (uncountable) A fatal cattle disease caused by the soil-borne bacterium ; symptomatic anthrax.
Etymology
Compound from English black (dark haired, black haired) + English leg (verb, noun, single game match played in a tournament).
Origin
English
leg
Gloss
verb, noun, single game match played in a tournament
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Blackacre English
- Blackbeard English
- Blackface English
- Blackophobe English
- Blacktown English
- Blackwood English
- Sabbathesque English
- airleg English
- antiblack English
- black English
- black Irish English
- black light English
- black sanctus English
- black swan English
- black truffle English
- black-haired English
- black-hearted English
- blackamoor English
- blackback English
- blackball English
- blackband English
- blackberry English
- blackbird English
- blackboard English
- blackboy English
- blackbuck English
- blackbutt English
- blackcap English
- blackchin English
- blackcoat English
- blackcock English
- blackdamp English
- blackdar English
- blacken English
- blacker English
- blacketh English
- blackeye English
- blackface English
- blackfaced English
- blackfella English
- blackfeller English
- blackfellow English
- blackfin English
- blackfish English
- blackfly English
- blackfulla English
- blackgame English
- blackgrass English
- blackguard English
- blackheart English
- blackify English
- blackish English
- blackism English
- blackity-black English
- blackjack English
- blacklead English
- blacklegger English
- blacklegging English
- blacklegism English
- blackless English
- blacklight English
- blackline English
- blacklip English
- blacklist English
- blackly English
- blackmouth English
- blackness English
- blackophilia English
- blackophobic English
- blackpoll English
- blackride English
- blackrider English
- blackroot English
- blacksalter English
- blackshirt English
- blackskin English
- blacksmelt English
- blacksmith English
- blacksnake English
- blackspeak English
- blacksplain English
- blackspot English
- blackstart English
- blackster English
- blackstrap English
- blacktail English
- blackthorn English
- blacktip English
- blacktop English
- blackware English
- blackwash English
- blackwater English
- blackwood English
- blackwork English
- blackworm English
- blacky English
- bootblack English
- bootleg English
- bowleg English
- boyleg English
- deadleg English
- dogleg English
- forblack English
- foreleg English
- gateleg English
- highleg English
- hogleg English
- interblack English
- interleg English
- jet-black English
- lampblack English
- leg English
- leg day English
- leg press English
- legbone English
- legcuff English
- legful English
- legged English
- leggie English
- legging English
- leggish English
- leggy English
- leghold English
- leghole English
- legless English
- leglet English
- leglike English
- leglock English
- legman English
- legplate English
- legpuller English
- legroom English
- legshow English
- legside English
- legspan English
- legwear English
- legwork English
- midleg English
- monoblack English
- multileg English
- nonblack English
- pantleg English
- postblack English
- pro-black English
- proleg English
- propleg English
- puffleg English
- quasiblack English
- redleg English
- rough-legged buzzard English
- roughleg English
- shoeblack English
- toothblack English
- transblack English
- unblack English
- underleg English
- black French
- ブラック Japanese
- レガース Japanese
- blak Middle English
- leg Middle English
- μπλάκης Greek (modern)
- bläg Volapük
- blak Tok Pisin
- lek Tok Pisin
- blak Bislama
- leg Torres Strait Creole
- lek Samoan Plantation Pidgin
- leg
- black
- leggy
- redleg
- boyleg
- legful
- blacky
- proleg
- legged
- leglet
- hogleg
- legman
- midleg
- dogleg
- leggie
- bowleg
- airleg
- bootleg
- puffleg
- leglock
- legwork
- legwear
- leglike
- legcuff
- leg day
- gateleg
- legless
- leggish
- leghole
- blacker
- pantleg
- unblack
- foreleg
- deadleg
- blackly
- legroom
- highleg
- propleg
- legshow
- legspan
- legbone
- blacken
- legging
- leghold
- legside
- blackcap
- legplate
- blackfly
- blackism
- roughleg
- interleg
- blacketh
- blackeye
- multileg
- blacklip
- nonblack
- blackify
- blackdar
- blacktip
- blackboy
- blacktop
- blackish
- forblack
- underleg
- blackfin
- postblack
- Blackface
- blackball
- blackbutt
- blackroot
- Blacktown
- blackback
- blackware
- blackgame
- blacklist
- blackskin
- blackness
- blackwood
- lampblack
- blackworm
- blackwash
- blacklead
- blackwork
- blackster
- monoblack
- blackride
- shoeblack
- blackcock
- blackless
- legpuller
- blackline
- blackfish
- blackbuck
- antiblack
- jet-black
- blacktail
- blackcoat
- Blackwood
- blackchin
- leg press
- blackspot
- blackbird
- blackdamp
- pro-black
- blackjack
- Blackacre
- blackface
- blackpoll
- blackband
- bootblack
- blackspeak
- blackberry
- blacksmelt
- blacksnake
- blackamoor
- blackfella
- interblack
- Blackbeard
- blackmouth
- blackgrass
- blackshirt
- blackrider
- black swan
- blackstrap
- blackguard
- blackstart
- blackboard
- transblack
- quasiblack
- blackthorn
- blackfulla
- blackwater
- blacksmith
- blackheart
- blacklight
- blackfaced
- toothblack
- blackfeller
- blacksplain
- blackfellow
- black Irish
- blacklegism
- blacksalter
- blacklegger
- Blackophobe
- black light
- blackophobic
- black-haired
- Sabbathesque
- blacklegging
- blackophilia
- black-hearted
- black truffle
- black sanctus
- blackity-black
- rough-legged buzzard