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blacklegging

blacklegging noun: the practice of working in place of those who are engaged in a strike. Also the present participle and gerund of blackleg.

Noun

blacklegging (uncountable)

  1. The practice of working in place of those who are engaged in a strike.

Also used as

blacklegging is also the present participle and gerund of blackleg.

Origin of blacklegging

From blackleg + -ing.

Questions about blacklegging

What does blacklegging mean?
Blacklegging means the practice of working in place of those who are engaged in a strike.
What part of speech is blacklegging?
Blacklegging is a noun.

Words near blacklegging in the dictionary

  1. blackleg
  2. blacklegged
  3. blacklegger
  4. blackleggers
  5. blackleggery
  6. blacklegging
  7. blackleggism
  8. blacklegism
  9. blacklegs
  10. blackless
  11. blacklessness

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