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Blackleg
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1. Also called: scab British
a.
a person who acts against the interests of a trade union, as by continuing to work during a strike or taking over a striker's job
b.
(as modifier)
blackleg labour
2. Also called: black quarter
an acute infectious disease of cattle, sheep, and pigs, characterized by gas-filled swellings, esp on the legs, caused by Clostridium bacteria
3. plant pathology
a.
a fungal disease of cabbages and related plants caused by Phoma lingam, characterized by blackening and decay of the lower stems
b.
a similar disease of potatoes, caused by bacteria
4.
a person who cheats in gambling, esp at cards or in racing
verb -legs, -legging or -legged
5. British
to act against the interests of a trade union, esp by refusing to join a strike
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Blackleg
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1.
an acute, usually fatal, infectious disease of young cattle and sheep, caused by a bacterium (esp. Clostridium chauvoei) and characterized by swelling and blackening of infected muscle tissue
2.
a disease of beets and related plants caused by a fungus (Phoma betae)
3.
a disease of potatoes caused by a bacterium (Erwinia atroseptica)
4. Informal
a gambler who cheats
5. British
a strikebreaker
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Blackleg
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1. An infectious, usually fatal bacterial disease of cattle and sometimes of sheep, goats, and swine, caused by Clostridium chauvoei and characterized by gas-containing swellings in the musculature.
2. A bacterial or fungal disease of certain plants, such as the cabbage and potato, that causes the stems to turn black at the soil line.
3. One who cheats at cards; a cardsharp.
4. Chiefly British A worker who is opposed to trade unions; a scab.
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