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noun

Blackleg n.

A notorious gambler. (Colloq.)

A disease among calves and sheep, characterized by a settling of gelatinous matter in the legs, and sometimes in the neck. (Eng.)

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Etymology of 'Blackleg'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Blackleg" Quotes from Famous Books

... the lot. I stared at them in bewilderment. They were my own checks, sure enough; and underneath my name, on the back of each one, was the indorsement of the infamous blackleg whose name had been a byword ever since I could remember as that of the chief devil in the policy blackmail conspiracy that had robbed the poor and corrupted the police force ...

— Children of the Tenements • Jacob A. Riis

... doctor from Kulanche, thought he'd cinch matters by getting the medicine man, too. At that, I guess one would of been about as useful as the other, the Kulanche doctor knowing more about anthrax and blackleg than he did about ...

— Somewhere in Red Gap • Harry Leon Wilson

... or shall I?" he inquired glumly, which, by the way, was his normal tone. "Jim and Sorry oughta git the post holes all dug to-day. One erf us better take a look through that young stock in the lower field, too, and see if there's any more sign uh blackleg. Which ...

— Sawtooth Ranch • B. M. Bower

... and forth for some time in silence, then suddenly pausing before her, said: "This cloud must not rest upon you, Chiquita mia. We must find that blackleg, Carlton, if we have to raise heaven and ...

— When Dreams Come True • Ritter Brown

... Sir George," said he; "I saw it myself, and she did it just as dexterously as the oldest blackleg in Paris." ...

— Charles O'Malley, The Irish Dragoon, Volume 1 (of 2) • Charles Lever

... to the lot. I stared at them in bewilderment. They were my own checks, sure enough; and underneath my name, on the back of each one, was the indorsement of the infamous blackleg whose name had been a byword ever since I could remember as that of the chief devil in the policy blackmail conspiracy that had robbed the poor and corrupted the ...

— Children of the Tenements • Jacob A. Riis

... door shut on him and paced up and down in an impotent fury of passion. "The dirty little blackleg! He'd like to bracket me in the same class as himself. He'd like to imply that I—By Heaven, if he opens his lying mouth to a hint of such a thing I'll horsewhip ...

— The Vision Spendid • William MacLeod Raine