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Definition of Jacklegs
1. jackleg [n] - See also: jackleg
Lexicographical Neighbors of Jacklegs
Literary usage of Jacklegs
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Modern American Tanning: A Practical Treatise on the Manufacture of Leather (1902)
"The old man in giving his advice about jacklegs should have added that when
jacklegs went up, "Old Fogies" went up in the same balloon. ..."
2. Bulletin by Institution of Mining and Metallurgy (1904)
"The standard drive has a cross section of 2 in. by 2 m. Drilling is done with 55-lb.
jackhammers mounted on jacklegs, 18 to 20 holes per round being ..."
3. Report. 1st- 1887-19 by North Carolina Dept. of Mines (1887)
"Mechanics have much trouble contending with jacklegs. They take a contract for
any kind of job at any price, and run the risk of getting something out of it ..."
4. Modern American Tanning: A Practical Treatise on the Manufacture of Leather (1902)
"The old man in giving his advice about jacklegs should have added that when
jacklegs went up, "Old Fogies" went up in the same balloon. ..."
5. Bulletin by Institution of Mining and Metallurgy (1904)
"The standard drive has a cross section of 2 in. by 2 m. Drilling is done with 55-lb.
jackhammers mounted on jacklegs, 18 to 20 holes per round being ..."
6. Report. 1st- 1887-19 by North Carolina Dept. of Mines (1887)
"Mechanics have much trouble contending with jacklegs. They take a contract for
any kind of job at any price, and run the risk of getting something out of it ..."
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