blackleg

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Synonyms: blacklet, blackley, black leg, blackle, jackleg, blacken, backlog, blackie, blackly, blacklead, blackey

Antonyms: blacklet, blackley, black leg, blackle, jackleg, blacken, backlog, blackie, blackly, blacklead, blackey

Related words from Datamuse; suggestions, not definitions.

Noun

{{lb|en|uncountable|agriculture|veterinary medicine}} A [[fatal]] [[cattle]] [[disease]] [[cause#Verb|caused]] by the [[soil#Noun|soil]]-[[bear#Verb|borne]] [[bacterium]] {{taxlink|Clostridium chauvoei|species}}; [[symptomatic anthrax]]. {{defdate|from 18th c.}}
{{lb|en|uncountable}} A [[disease]] of [[potato]] crops caused by [[pectolytic]] [[bacteria]], characterized by blackening and decay of the lower stem portion.
{{lb|en|uncountable}} A [[disease]] of [[brassica]]s caused by the fungus {{taxlink|Leptosphaeria maculans|species}}
{{lb|en|countable}} A person who [[cheat#Verb|cheats]] in a [[game#Noun|game]]; a [[cheater]], especially a dishonest [[bookmaker]]. {{defdate|from 18th c.}}
{{senseid|en|picket crosser}} {{lb|en|countable}} A [[person]] who takes the place of [[strike#Verb|striking]] [[worker]]s. {{defdate|from 19th c.}}

To [[continue]] [[work#Verb|working]] whilst [[fellow]] [[worker]]s [[strike#Verb|strike]].

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