blackleg

blackleg is a 8-letter English word with 4 senses as noun and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: A notorious gambler. Face value is 17 in Scrabble and 22 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

8 letters · Scrabble 17 · Words With Friends 22 · 4 senses

Definitions

1. noun. A notorious gambler.
2. noun. A disease among calves and sheep, characterized by a settling of gelatinous matter in the legs, and sometimes in the neck.
3. noun. someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike

   Synonyms: rat, scab, strikebreaker

4. verb. take the place of work of someone on strike

   Synonyms: fink, rat, scab

Synonyms

rat, scab, strikebreaker, fink

Common word forms

blacklegs, blacklegged, blacklegging

Words from these letters

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