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jackleg definition

☆ jack·leg (-leg′)

adjective

    1. not properly trained or qualified; incompetent
    2. makeshift
  2. unprofessional, unscrupulous, or dishonest

Etymology: jack, + (black)leg

noun

a jackleg person or thing

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