blacklegged

ˈblækˌlɛɡɪd

Definition

Definition of blacklegged - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

agriculture

TECH.

affected by blackleg disease

TECH.

The blacklegged cattle were quarantined to prevent the spread of the disease.

diseased

infected

biology

Rare

having black legs

Rare

The blacklegged bird stood out among the others.

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Origin of blacklegged

English, black (dark color) + leg (limb)

Examples of blacklegged in a sentence

Farmers vaccinated their blacklegged livestock to prevent an outbreak.
The blacklegged horse galloped across the field.
The blacklegged insect was difficult to spot on the dark surface.

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French:infecté par le charbon, aux pattes noires, ...
German:mit Schwarzbeinigkeit, schwarzbeinig, ...
Italian:affetto da carbonchio, zampe nere, ...
Spanish:afectado por la enfermedad de la pierna negra, de patas negras, ...
Portuguese:afetado por carbúnculo, de pernas pretas, ...
Chinese:患黑腿病的, 黑腿的, ...
Japanese:炭疽病にかかった, 黒い脚を持つ, ...
Arabic:مُصَاب بِالسَّاقِ السَّوْدَاء, أَسْوَد الساقين, ...
Hebrew:נִפְגַּע מִמַּחֲלַת הָרֶגֶל הַשְּׁחוֹרָה, בַּעַל רַגְלַיִם שְׁחוֹרוֹת, ...
Russian:пораженный сибирской язвой, черноногие, ...
Ukrainian:уражений чорної ногою, чорні ноги, ...
Hindi:काली टांग की बीमारी से प्रभावित, काले पैरों वाला, ...
Bengali:কালো পায়ের রোগে আক্রান্ত, কালো পা বিশিষ্ট, ...
Catalan:afectat per carboncle, de potes negres, ...
Czech:postižený snětí slezinnou, černonohý, ...
Danish:ramt af sortben, sortbenet, ...
Dutch:door zwartbenigheid getroffen, zwartbenig, ...
Greek:προσβεβλημένος από μαυροπόδαρο, μαυροπόδαρος, ...
Hungarian:fekete lábas, feketelábú, ...
Khmer:កើតជំងឺជើងខ្មៅ, មានជើងពណ៌ខ្មៅ, ...
Korean:흑각병에 걸린, 검은 다리를 가진, ...
Persian:مبتلا به بیماری سیاه‌پا, سیاه‌پا, ...
Polish:dotknięty czarną nogą, czarnonogi, ...
Portuguese (BR):afetado por carbúnculo, de pernas pretas, ...
Romanian:afectat de boala piciorului negru, cu picioare negre, ...
Swedish:drabbad av svartben, svartbent, ...
Thai:ติดโรคขาดำ, ขาดำ, ...
Turkish:kara bacak hastalığına yakalanmış, siyah bacaklı, ...
Vietnamese:bị bệnh chân đen, chân đen, ...

blackleg

ˈblækˌlɛɡ

blacklegging

Definition of blackleg - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

strikebreaker

worker who works during a strike

The blackleg crossed the picket line, ignoring the shouts of protesters..

scab

strikebreaker

animal disease

TECH.

infectious disease in cattle and sheep

TECH.

The farmer was worried about blackleg affecting his livestock..

gangrene

infectious disease

Verb

intr.

labor action

Rare

work during a strike, either continuing or replacing a striker

Rare

He blacklegged while his coworkers were on strike.

scab

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Origin of blackleg

Old Norse, blakkr (black) + leggr (leg)

Examples of blackleg in a sentence

Hiring a blackleg undermines the strike.
Blackleg can devastate a herd quickly.
Vaccination is crucial to prevent blackleg.
Some managers blackleg when negotiations stall.
He blacklegged the factory walkout last month.

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French:jaune, briser une grève, ...
German:Streikbrecher, streikbrechen, ...
Italian:crumiro, crumire, ...
Spanish:esquirol, hacer de esquirol, ...
Portuguese:fura-greves, furar a greve, ...
Chinese:破坏罢工者, 做工贼, ...
Japanese:スト破り, スト破りをする, ...
Arabic:كاسِر الإِضراب, كَسَرَ الإِضْراب, ...
Hebrew:שׁוֹבֵר שְׁבִיתָה, לַעֲבוֹד בְּשֵׁבֶת, ...
Russian:штрейкбрехер, работать во время забастовки, ...
Ukrainian:зрадник, бути штрейкбрехером, ...
Hindi:हड़ताल तोड़ने वाला, हड़ताल तोड़ना, ...
Bengali:ধর্মঘট ভঙ্গকারী, হরতাল ভাঙা, ...
Catalan:esquirol, fer d'esquirol, ...
Czech:stávkokaz, dělat stávkokaza, ...
Danish:strejkebryder, strejkebryde, ...
Dutch:stakingsbreker, staken breken, ...
Greek:απεργοσπάστης, σπάω απεργία, ...
Hungarian:sztrájktörő, sztrájktörőként dolgozni, ...
Khmer:កម្មករបំបែកកូដកម្ម, ធ្វើការក្នុងពេលកម្មករធ្វើកូដកម្ម, ...
Korean:파업 파괴자, 파업을 깨다, ...
Persian:اعتصاب شکن, اعتصاب‌شکنی کردن, ...
Polish:łamistrajk, łamać strajk, ...
Portuguese (BR):fura-greve, furar a greve, ...
Romanian:trădător, a sparge greva, ...
Swedish:strejkbrytare, strejkbryta, ...
Thai:คนที่ทำงานระหว่างการประท้วง, ฝ่าฝืนการนัดหยุดงาน, ...
Turkish:grev kırıcı, grev kırmak, ...
Vietnamese:người làm việc trong khi đình công, phá đám đình công, ...

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Definition of blacklegged - Reverso English Dictionary

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Definition of blackleg - Reverso English Dictionary

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