The word is in the Wiktionary

4 short excerpts of Wiktionnary (A collaborative project to produce a free-content dictionary.)

— English words —

• blackleg n. (Uncountable, agriculture, veterinary medicine) A fatal cattle disease caused by the soil-borne bacterium…
• blackleg n. (Countable) A person who cheats in a game; a cheater, especially a dishonest bookmaker.
• blackleg n. (Countable) A person who takes the place of striking workers; a scab.
• blackleg v. To continue working whilst fellow workers strike.

32 English words from 4 English definitions

agriculture bacterium bookmaker borne cattle caused cheater cheats continue Countable disease dishonest especially fatal fellow game medicine person place scab soil strike striking takes the Uncountable veterinary veterinary␣medicine whilst who workers working

11 suffixes (New words found by adding one or more letters at the end of the word.)

blacklegs Black␣Legend blacklegged blacklegger Black␣Legion blacklegism blackleggers blackleggery blacklegging blackleggism black-legged␣kittiwake

12 words-in-word (Words found as is inside the word. Minimum size 3 letters.)

ack ACK BLA black Black lac Lac LAc LAC lack leg leg.

10 words-in-word RTL (Words found written from right to left, inside the word. Minimum size 3 letters.)

alb Alb. cal Cal cal. Cal. elk Elk gel kcal

One anagram found with an extra letter (New word formed with all the letters from the word and an extra letter.)

blacklegs

2 cousins (New words found by changing only one letter.)

blacklet Blackley

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