jackleg
jackleg definition
☆ jack·leg (-leg′)
adjective
- not properly trained or qualified; incompetent
- makeshift
- unprofessional, unscrupulous, or dishonest
Etymology: jack, + (black)leg
noun
a jackleg person or thing
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
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