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| black·leg [ blák lèg ] (plural black·legs) |
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1. veterinary medicine disease of farm animals: an infectious bacterial disease of farm animals that causes swellings on the legs
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2. botany potato disease: a disease of potato plants caused by the bacterium Erwinia carotovora that makes the lower stems rot
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3. disease of oilseed rape: a fungal disease of cabbage, oilseed rape, and similar plants caused by the bacterium Leptosphaeria maculans that makes the stems rot
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4. gambling gambler who cheats: a cheat at cards or horseracing
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informal
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5. U.K. somebody who works during strike: a worker who is criticized and despised by striking colleagues for working during a strike
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disapproving
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