Definitions for jacklegˈdʒækˌlɛg
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
jack•leg*ˈdʒækˌlɛg
(adj.)unskilled or untrained; amateur.
Category: Dialect
lacking professional scruples; unethical.
Category: Dialect
makeshift; temporary.
Category: Dialect
(n.)an unskilled or unscrupulous itinerant worker or practitioner.
Category: Common Vocabulary, Dialect
* Chiefly South Midland and Southern U.S..
Origin of jackleg:
1840–50
Wiktionary
jackleg(Noun)
A type of drill operated by means of compressed air.
jackleg(Adjective)
amateur, untrained, incompetent
jackleg(Adjective)
dishonest, unscrupulous
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