blackleg

blackleg englannista suomeksi

1. rikkuri

2. rikkoa lakkoa

0. Substantiivi

1. huijari

1. Verbi

blackleg englanniksi

1. A fatal cattle disease caused by the soil-borne bacterium (taxlink); anthrax. (defdate)

2. A disease of potato crops caused by pectolytic bacteria, characterized by blackening and decay of the lower stem portion.

3. A person who cheats in a game; a cheater, especially a dishonest bookmaker. (defdate)

4. (quote-journal)

5. (RQ:Thackeray Pendennis)

6. 1852?, ''The Sporting Magazine'' (page 185)

They have no regard for respectability like yours — nothing between a baron and a blackleg.

7. (RQ:Ferguson Zollenstein)

8. A person who takes the place of striking workers; a scab. (defdate)

(synonyms)

9. (RQ:Maxwell Mirror and the Lamp)

10. (quote-song)

11. To continue working whilst fellow workers strike.

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