Jackleg Definition
jăklĕg
adjective
Lacking skill or training; incompetent. Used especially of lawyers or preachers.
American Heritage
Not properly trained or qualified; incompetent.
Webster's New World
Webster's New World
Unprofessional, unscrupulous, or dishonest.
Webster's New World
Makeshift; temporary.
American Heritage
noun
An unskilled or unscrupulous itinerant worker.
American Heritage
A jackleg person or thing.
Webster's New World
A strikebreaker.
American Heritage
A type of drill operated by means of compressed air.
Wiktionary
Other Word Forms of Jackleg
Noun
Singular:
jackleg
Plural:
jacklegsOrigin of Jackleg
Perhaps jack (black)leg
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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