blackleg

suomi-englanti sanakirja

blackleg englannista suomeksi

1. rikkuri

2. rikkoa lakkoa

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1. huijari

1. Verbi

blackleg englanniksi

1. A fatal cattle disease caused by the soil-borne bacterium (taxlink); anthrax. (defdate)

2. A disease of potato crops caused by pectolytic bacteria, characterized by blackening and decay of the lower stem portion.

3. A person who cheats in a game; a cheater, especially a dishonest bookmaker. (defdate)

4. (quote-journal)

5. (RQ:Thackeray Pendennis)

6. 1852?, ''The Sporting Magazine'' (page 185)

They have no regard for respectability like yours — nothing between a baron and a blackleg.

7. (RQ:Ferguson Zollenstein)

8. (senseid) A person who takes the place of striking workers. (defdate)

(synonyms)

9. (RQ:Maxwell Mirror and the Lamp)

10. (quote-song)

11. (quote-book ), but any who advocated sympathetic action in support of the miners were instantly dismissed. The company attempted to bring in blacklegs from outside the area under the auspices of the National Free Labour Association but ASRS members used various means to ‘persuade’ most of them to return whence they came. Very few strikebreakers and blacklegs succeeded in assisting the company and those who did could expect to be roughed up.

12. To continue working whilst fellow workers strike.

13. {{quote-text|en|year=1939|author=Philip George Chadwick|title=The Death Guard|page=154