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jacklegs

jacklegs is the plural of jackleg.

Meaning of jackleg

Noun

jackleg (plural jacklegs)

  1. A type of drill operated by means of compressed air.
  2. (US) An amateur; an untrained or incompetent person.
    • […] I, gentlemen and ladies, are a rale Scientificky! I ain’t none of your jack-legs.1846 July, Editor’s Table, The Knickerbocker, volume 28, number 1, page 87
  3. (US) A shyster or con artist; a gambler who cheats; a generally dishonest or reprehensible person.
    • “[…] we ain’t called on to believe every smooth-talking jackleg who wanders in here.”1985, Wesley Ellis, chapter 9, in Lone Star and the California Oil War, New York: Jove, page 121

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Questions about jacklegs

What is jacklegs the plural of?
Jacklegs is the plural of jackleg.

Words near jacklegs in the dictionary

  1. jackknives
  2. jackleg
  3. jackleg fence
  4. jackleg fences
  5. jacklegged
  6. jacklegs
  7. Jackler
  8. jackless
  9. jacklight
  10. jacklighted
  11. jacklighter

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