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单词 blacklegging
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blackleggingn.

Brit. /ˈblaklɛɡɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈblækˌlɛɡɪŋ/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: blackleg n., -ing suffix1.
Etymology: < blackleg n. + -ing suffix1. Compare later blackleg v. 2.
The action or an act of working as a blackleg (blackleg n. 4a).
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blacklegging1840
strike-breaking1905
scabbing1944
1840 W. M. Thackeray in Heads of People 312 Black-legging is as bad a trade as can be.
1894 G. B. Shaw Let. 20 Mar. (1965) I. 421 As there is no Trade Union of dramatic authors, and I am going into the business, I can only avoid blacklegging by asking you what are the list prices, so to speak, for the work.
1909 H. G. Wells Ann Veronica x It's a sort of blacklegging to want to have a life of one's own.
1955 Times 19 July 9/6 Should all good trade unionists boycott any blacklegging?
2010 H. Barron 1926 Miners' Lockout ii. 129 Blacklegging was not a straightforward issue of solid, union men versus the weak, stupid, or greedy.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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