| 单词 | blackleg |
| 例句 | His first film as producer was The Angry Silence, an anti-trades union tract, in which Attenborough was a blackleg and yet a hero. Richard Attenborough obituary 2014-08-24T04:00:00Z In April — in news that many found surprising — research published in the journal Applied and Environmental Microbiology reported that blacklegged ticks were abundant near beaches in Northern California. Tick encounters are expected to be frequent this year. Here’s what you need to know. 2021-05-22T04:00:00Z The one responsible for the most illness is the blacklegged tick, also known as the deer tick, which spreads Lyme disease. Tick encounters are expected to be frequent this year. Here’s what you need to know. 2021-05-22T04:00:00Z For decades, the main public health threat from ticks in New York has been Lyme disease, transmitted by the blacklegged tick, often called the “deer tick,” which generally picks up the pathogen from rodents. How Bad Will the Ticks Be This Summer? 2023-06-29T04:00:00Z For example, deer and rodent habitats are increasingly overlapping with human communities—and all three species are hosts for the blacklegged tick, also aptly named the deer tick. How to Protect Yourself from Ticks and the Dangerous Diseases They Spread 2023-06-14T04:00:00Z Poppy-seed-size blacklegged ticks, which are also known as deer ticks and can transmit Lyme disease, can spread the disease to humans after feeding on infected mice. A Tick-Borne Disease Is on the Rise in the Northeast, C.D.C. Reports 2023-03-16T04:00:00Z The disease is spread by the western blacklegged tick, which is found in the western parts of the state and along the eastern slopes of the Cascades. WA man hospitalized with tick-borne disease. Here’s how to keep yourself safe 2022-08-23T04:00:00Z Lyme disease is spread through blacklegged ticks, the CDC says. Lyme disease vaccine in late-stage trials would be first in 20 years 2022-08-09T04:00:00Z In parts of Staten Island and the Bronx, it is already found in “extremely high densities” and appears “to be displacing blacklegged ticks,” according to a 2022 health department bulletin. How Bad Will the Ticks Be This Summer? 2023-06-29T04:00:00Z Lyme disease is transmitted through the bite of an infected blacklegged tick, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Study finds Lyme-carrying ticks next to beaches and ‘pretty much wherever we looked’ 2021-04-25T04:00:00Z The report said more than 25% of blacklegged tick nymphs tested were carrying the bacterium that causes Lyme disease. UMaine looking for forest owners to help with tick survey 2021-04-24T04:00:00Z Lyme disease is "caused by the bacterium Borrelia burgdorferi and rarely, Borrelia mayonii. It is transmitted to humans through the bite of infected blacklegged ticks," according to the CDC. Amy Schumer reveals Lyme disease diagnosis: 'I have maybe had it for years' 2020-09-09T04:00:00Z Even though blacklegged ticks bite during winter, the risk of contracting an illness is lower than it is during the peak seasons for these pests, in the spring and summer. Even in winter, you need to watch out for ticks and mosquitoes 2020-01-10T05:00:00Z In the northeast, blacklegged ticks were once scarce, outside of Long Island and some islands off Massachusetts where deer flourished, according to Durland Fish, a tick expert and retired Yale professor. How Bad Will the Ticks Be This Summer? 2023-06-29T04:00:00Z The blacklegged tick is most likely to transmit the virus. Adult tests positive for mosquito- and tick-borne viruses 2019-08-08T04:00:00Z They spoke of the state’s tick surveillance program that focuses on the blacklegged tick, which transmits more than 99% of all tick-borne diseases in Vermont. Gov. urges Vermonters to enjoy outside but watch for ticks 2019-07-31T04:00:00Z For instance, blacklegged deer ticks will avoid questing in warmer southern regions such as in South Carolina, where the risk of dehydration pushes them onto the ground, mostly below the leaf litter. As spring arrives, tick season will soon be here — and soon may last longer 2019-04-05T04:00:00Z In one recent instance, it cited the blackleg fungus, which affects canola crops, as a justification for cancelling billions of dollars in canola exports. China-US feud threatens Canada as Huawei executive due in court 2018-12-07T05:00:00Z But when deer disappear, the blacklegged ticks dwindle, said Professor Fish. How Bad Will the Ticks Be This Summer? 2023-06-29T04:00:00Z So we both knew the difference, when the blackleg hit. Say it with mastodons 2018-11-13T05:00:00Z Most — 82 percent — cases of tick-borne disease are Lyme disease, which is caused by the bacteria Borrelia burgdorferi and transmitted by the blacklegged tick, or deer tick. Ticks and mosquitoes are ready to deliver disease in a bite, but you can stop them 2018-06-15T04:00:00Z Bites from blacklegged ticks offer no such immunity, and this plague will not soon retreat. In the Battle Against Lyme Disease, the Ticks Are Winning 2018-06-11T04:00:00Z According to the state Department of Health, 99 percent of all reported tick-borne diseases are caused by the blacklegged tick. Study: Tick-borne diseases increase in Vermont 2018-05-09T04:00:00Z The reason is simple: Though blacklegged ticks feed on rodents when young, the adult ticks often feed and find their mate on the hides of deer. How Bad Will the Ticks Be This Summer? 2023-06-29T04:00:00Z And then all the conversations, while the blackleg spread to cow and bison. Say it with mastodons 2018-11-13T05:00:00Z Anaplasmosis is spread by blacklegged ticks - the same tick that spreads Lyme disease. Health officials warn about rise in tick disease 2017-10-18T04:00:00Z Anaplasmosis is spread by blacklegged ticks — the same tick that spreads Lyme disease. Health officials warn about rise in tick disease 2017-10-18T04:00:00Z Lyme-causing bacteria are spread by blacklegged ticks - also called deer ticks - primarily in the Northeast and Midwest, although their range is spreading. Is it really Lyme? Researchers developing a new test to tell 2017-08-16T04:00:00Z In New York, under half of nymph-stage blacklegged ticks carry the pathogen that causes Lyme disease. How Bad Will the Ticks Be This Summer? 2023-06-29T04:00:00Z In a recent study, Dr. Eisen reported a nearly 45 percent increase since 1998 in the number of counties with blacklegged ticks. It’s High Time for Ticks, Which Are Spreading Diseases Farther 2017-07-24T04:00:00Z With a bumper crop of blacklegged ticks possible this season, researchers in a Lyme disease-plagued part of New York’s Hudson Valley are tackling tick problems across entire neighborhoods with fungal sprays and bait boxes. Tick towns: Researchers target neighborhoods in Lyme effort 2017-07-05T04:00:00Z The deer tick, also known as the blacklegged tick, is the most common source of Lyme infections in the U.S. and is mostly found in the northeast. Here's Everything You Need to Know About Ticks 2017-06-29T04:00:00Z In addition to surging populations of white-footed mice and the expected increased prevalence of blacklegged ticks in 2017, rising temperatures may be introducing invasive species that might also transmit disease. Why you need to know about mice, ticks, warm temperatures and Lyme disease 2017-06-16T04:00:00Z They fill inoculation guns with Bovi-Shield Gold, a vaccine against respiratory disease, and another for blackleg. What is the future of the Texas cowboy? 2017-06-19T04:00:00Z “The calls about lone star tick bites are increasing in number, even overtaking the blacklegged tick,” which is native to the Northeast, she said. It’s High Time for Ticks, Which Are Spreading Diseases Farther 2017-07-24T04:00:00Z The infection spreads through the bite of a blacklegged tick, usually caused by the bacterium Borrelia burgdorferi. 3 members of Minnesota family struggle with Lyme diesase 2017-06-03T04:00:00Z The Minnesota Department of Health says anyone who goes outdoors should be alert for the blacklegged tick, also known as the deer tick. Warm spring brings ticks out early across Minnesota 2017-05-18T04:00:00Z Leo Galland, an internist practicing in New York City, says he treated a woman for acute Lyme after she found a blacklegged tick in her Park Avenue apartment. Why you need to know about mice, ticks, warm temperatures and Lyme disease 2017-06-16T04:00:00Z From Maine to Rhode Island, researchers say they expect tick numbers to be down from previous years especially for the blacklegged ticks, known as deer ticks, which transmit Lyme disease. Deer ticks disappearing amid ongoing drought in Northeast 2016-08-24T04:00:00Z The blacklegged tick, also called the deer tick, is expanding its territory, too. It’s High Time for Ticks, Which Are Spreading Diseases Farther 2017-07-24T04:00:00Z Both bacteria strains are believed to be transmitted to humans by the bite of a blacklegged tick, also known as a deer tick. New Lyme-Causing Bacteria in U.S. 2016-02-08T05:00:00Z Lyme disease is an infection caused by a bacteria passed to humans from infected blacklegged ticks, and according to a new report from United States health authorities, there’s now a new culprit. A New Cause of Lyme Disease Has Been Discovered 2016-02-08T05:00:00Z Lyme disease is caused by a bacterium and transmitted to humans through the bite of infected blacklegged ticks. Moderate year for Lyme disease in northern New England 2015-10-23T04:00:00Z Lyme disease is an infection caused by the Borrelia burgdorferi bacteria found on blacklegged deer ticks. Lyme Disease Has Surged 320% in America 2015-07-15T04:00:00Z On the West Coast, where it is less common, it is spread by the western blacklegged tick. The Mystery of Chronic Lyme Disease 2015-07-06T04:00:00Z The blacklegged tick is one of the prime transmitters of Lyme disease in the central and eastern U.S. It's Peak Tick Season: 7 Tips For Preventing Tick-Borne Disease 2014-06-22T04:00:00Z Lyme disease is caused by bacteria carried by the blacklegged tick, commonly known as the deer tick. Baby boom for ticks, Lyme disease carriers, seen in New England 2014-06-13T04:00:00Z ‘Southern Gothic,’ Discover magazine, December issue There’s no controversy about this: In the Northeast, Lyme is endemic and is commonly spread by blacklegged ticks. The truth and mysteries of Lyme disease: How to diagnosis it and where it is found 2013-11-18T21:04:59Z Lyme disease is caused by the bacterium Borrelia burgdorferi, and carried by blacklegged ticks. CDC: Why Is Lyme Disease Activity So Much Higher Than Predicted? 2013-08-20T15:12:00Z It is transmitted by the blacklegged tick, also known as the deer tick. The Mystery of Chronic Lyme Disease 2015-07-06T04:00:00Z Or they can be plants with virus or blackleg, or plants that are not "true-to-type", meaning they have the wrong morphology and are therefore too tall or deformed in another way, he adds. Unsung heroes of the potato industry 2012-06-20T23:03:58Z Will it be believed that passengers actually prefer to engage this avaricious blackleg, the Out-Porter, instead of employing us! Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 105, November 18, 1893 2012-04-12T02:00:26.587Z Such a table must have been very black and supported by blacklegs, though it had sufficient french polish about it to be silent in the presence of a bishop. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 93, December 3, 1887 2012-03-09T03:00:20.130Z And soon the three blacklegs began dropping in upon me evenings, sometimes together, sometimes separately. Out of a Labyrinth 2012-02-17T03:00:38.887Z The fellow was a brute and a blackleg. The Eldest Son 2012-01-24T03:00:28.780Z We saw one victim fall into the clutches of these blacklegs. Gleanings by the Way 2012-01-24T03:00:27.717Z That shows him to be a contemptible blackleg! Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 105, November 18, 1893 2012-04-12T02:00:26.587Z It is compounded, apparently, of jealousy, of some vague religious sentiment of inherited prejudice, and of the trade-unionist’s dislike for the blackleg. Lola Montez An Adventuress of the 'Forties 2012-01-08T03:00:19.240Z I had, of course, gotten myself up for the occasion, and I looked like a cross between a last year's fashionplate and a Bowery blackleg. Out of a Labyrinth 2012-02-17T03:00:38.887Z The recognition between him and Cullinan, general blackleg, had been mutual. The Lash 2011-12-20T03:00:32.457Z The blackleg who for some months shared a room with two news-boys, had the unmistakable bearing of a gentleman, and though a master of slang he could not divest his tongue of its College culture. The Man with the Book or, The Bible Among the People. 2011-12-19T03:00:47.530Z He was one of the most notorious of the blacklegs, in a sense their leader. A Second Coming 2011-11-29T03:00:16.693Z Whether he will become a good citizen or a blackleg, depends not in the least upon himself, but wholly upon the events through which he moves. Essays on Modern Novelists 2011-11-22T03:00:10.817Z A fine business for a messenger, isn't it? to learn thieves' and blacklegs' tricks, to study ways of cheating other people! San-Cravate; or, The Messengers; Little Streams 2011-11-14T03:00:22.247Z It was like a pair of blacklegs cheating one another for practice with their eyes open. The International Monthly, Vol. II, No. I December 1, 1850 2011-10-29T02:00:14.677Z All that was the worst in the country served in the army; adventurers, gamblers, usurers, blacklegs. The Countess Cosel A Romance of History of the Times of Augustus the Strong 2011-10-06T02:00:36.083Z It was currently reported that the idea of giving the blacklegs food and lodging on the premises, and so rendering the wiles of the pickets of no avail, was Jones's. A Second Coming 2011-11-29T03:00:16.693Z Some swindler, or Italian refugee, or blackleg, I'll be bound—taken her in, made her think him an angel, and will persuade her to run away with him. Cecil Castlemaine's Gage, Lady Marabout's Troubles, and Other Stories 2011-08-25T02:00:30.323Z Games of chance are tabooed in Paris, but the sharks and blacklegs in good society find a way to play, all the same. San-Cravate; or, The Messengers; Little Streams 2011-11-14T03:00:22.247Z Sometimes a blackleg keeper, not satisfied with the plunder of the estate under his guardianship must needs encroach on the lands of neighbouring farmers occupying under small owners; and so further ill-will is caused. The Gamekeeper At Home Sketches of Natural History and Rural Life 2011-08-04T02:00:21.507Z But daddy-in-law, and Stanton, and all the others, hire blacklegs and sharpers and gunmen and thugs. The Real Man 2011-07-29T02:00:28.280Z But that country, like every out-of-the-way corner of the globe, holds many such, many reliable enough and honourable, but also many just "ne'er-do-weels," and failures of all sorts, who have become blacklegs and gamblers. A Claim on Klondyke A Romance of the Arctic El Dorado 2011-07-03T02:00:07.507Z I came to talk to honest 'jacks,'" he said icily, "not to blacklegs. The Trail of the Axe A Story of Red Sand Valley 2011-06-27T02:00:56.823Z I penetrate to his cafe, where he consorts with blacklegs, sharpers, and barmaids, and I gain a private audience of the great man in his exile. Faithful Margaret A Novel 2011-06-10T02:00:21.627Z It is a lamentable fact that not a few of the wealthiest showmen in this country have swelled their fortunes by the "rake-off" from the despicable gains of these blacklegs and tricksters. Sawdust & Spangles Stories & Secrets of the Circus 2011-05-27T02:00:18.113Z For decades Lyme disease has been associated with the Northeast region of the U.S., where blacklegged ticks are common. Tick study to examine vagaries of Lyme disease 2011-05-12T18:41:05Z Now this man, the—the Bulgarian, we may as well call him, was a thorough blackleg, and bore the worst of characters. That Unfortunate Marriage, Vol. 1 2011-04-26T02:00:29.063Z Lyme disease is caused by a bacteria carried by ticks most commonly referred to as deer ticks, although entomologists now identify them as blacklegged ticks. Lyme disease appears on the rise 2011-04-12T18:49:05Z From what passed between you, I gathered that Miles was a blackleg of some kind, whom you were screening from the police. At Large 2011-03-27T02:00:14.907Z At first there was some friction with the unions because "blacklegs" were assigned to places. Socialism and Democracy in Europe 2011-03-15T02:00:12.887Z A $2.5 million, multistate study will try to shed new light on the blacklegged tick, the parasite responsible for spreading Lyme disease. Tick study to examine vagaries of Lyme disease 2011-05-12T18:41:05Z The slaveholder will be found, therefore, upon a scientific analysis, to hold the same relation to the trader which the freebooter holds to the blackleg. Cannibals all! or, Slaves without masters 2011-03-06T03:00:21.020Z I contend we have, and have done more for the improvement of the working classes than all the blackleg crew from Suffolk or any other county. From Crow-Scaring to Westminster; an Autobiography 2011-02-06T03:01:01.497Z Is it to a house which displays the royal arms over the entrance-door men come to play blackleg or clown? Paul Gosslett's Confessions in Love, Law, and The Civil Service 2011-02-04T03:00:18.850Z All the blacklegs, it was noticed, took the shorter route, deeming themselves, no doubt, incapable of sustaining the prolonged ennui of a voyage around the Cape. The Life of Bret Harte With Some Account of the California Pioneers 2011-01-14T03:00:47.427Z One question researchers hope to answer is why Lyme disease is comparatively rare in the South considering that blacklegged ticks are found in Southern states as well as the northern U.S. Tick study to examine vagaries of Lyme disease 2011-05-12T18:41:05Z Why, there is your friend Bloundell-Bloundell is a professional blackleg, and travels the continent, where he picks up young gentlemen of fashion and fleeces them. A History of Pendennis, Volume 1 His fortunes and misfortunes, his friends and his greatest enemy 2011-01-13T03:01:13.027Z The women dressed up an effigy and set it up in their garden and made its legs black, and wrote on it "blackleg." From Crow-Scaring to Westminster; an Autobiography 2011-02-06T03:01:01.497Z With the EuroDisnae League in something of a pickle, suggestions have been made that blacklegs could be bussed in from the Premier League, the Faroe Islands or even from Uefa. The Fiver 2010-11-22T16:02:00Z Today we call them bookies, back then they were known as "blacklegs" because they spent so much time up to their thighs in the mud of the paddock at Newmarket race course. Why cricket will never be rid of fixing 2010-09-22T10:10:00Z "In Tennessee, you're not likely to get bitten by a blacklegged tick, and even if you do, it's unlikely to carry Lyme disease," he said. Tick study to examine vagaries of Lyme disease 2011-05-12T18:41:05Z How it spreads — The disease is transmitted to humans by infected blacklegged ticks who in turn were infected by small rodents. Take the bite out of summer's hazards 2010-06-18T23:54:00Z They were always on the look out for the blacklegs, as they would call them, and if one did venture to come anywhere near the village he would have to undergo some good-natured chaff. From Crow-Scaring to Westminster; an Autobiography 2011-02-06T03:01:01.497Z In a word, he was one of the hangers-on of the nobility and gentry—one of their blacklegs and purveyors. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 13 Well, they say commonly that you have been playing out of the square at the clubs; that you’ve been expelled from two, and that your conduct has been little better than that of a blackleg. A Double Knot Why, for example, are there so few reports of Lyme disease in Michigan despite the fact that the blacklegged tick is well-established in Michigan's upper peninsula and along the eastern shore of Lake Michigan? Tick study to examine vagaries of Lyme disease 2011-05-12T18:41:05Z A band of murderers, horsethieves, counterfeiters, and blacklegs, having gained possession of the town of Bellevue, on the Mississippi, in Jackson county, Iowa, Col. The Settlement of Illinois, 1778-1830 Do you know that he was in a West India regiment, but was deprived of his commission even there?—a perfect blackleg and sharper, I understand. Beatrice Boville and Other Stories He has no attractions for fashionable blacklegs—the vilest things that creep on earth. Sages and Heroes of the American Revolution There was in Daisy's attitude something of the unionist's toward foreign blackleg labor. Sinister Street, vol. 2 Every country has its traitors, every army its deserters, and every profession its blacklegs. The Acquisitive Society The other party had a powerful advocate in a relative who was a notorious blackleg, expert in lawsuits, and who freely gave his advice. Village Life in China A Study in Sociology Go easy, and there's famine, freezing, blackleg, all sorts of reasons against laziness. A Man in the Open An example of this occurred in 1926 when a farmer let some cattle onto a pasture, believed to be infested with a calf disease known as blackleg. Frying Pan Farm Many of the men I knew to be swindlers and blacklegs of the very lowest stamp; some others I recognised as persons of the highest station in my own country. Diary And Notes Of Horace Templeton, Esq. Volume I (of II) And what a position is it that admits of no alternative save being the dupe or the blackleg! Jack Hinton The Guardsman He spoke of shares and deals and swindling betrayal; of hope and fortune lost, and the false lead that puts a man on the chute and sets him off for a blackleg and a wanderer. Where the Pavement Ends They gambol all their youth, live by the turf, the best of them are blacklegs, and they get fleeced at last. The Handbook of Conundrums He was bowing almost to the ground, and was, as I instantly detected, of German birth and education, a gentleman, and not a blackleg I had every reason to expect to see. International Short Stories American They would not visit the curate's wife and sister in Durham, but they will ride out at Baden with blacklegs and swindlers! Diary And Notes Of Horace Templeton, Esq. Volume I (of II) Many people called him a gambler and a blackleg, and said that he fleeced his guests in more ways than one. Tried for Her Life A Sequel to "Cruel As the Grave" This sort of life will only make a blackleg of you.' That Boy Of Norcott's Works like a blackleg, 'e does, an' all 'e gets is blackguardin'. Adventures of Bindle "If I took less I would be a blackleg." The Scrap Book, Volume 1, No. 5 July 1906 "Without a little scrutiny of this kind our salons would be overrun with blacklegs and bad characters!" The Daltons, Volume I (of II) Or,Three Roads In Life To wage a war with blacklegs and mistake that war for peace! Eden An Episode The trade-union, to which of course they all had to belong, kept blacklegs at a distance, and they went on doggedly righting until new terms had been won. Jena or Sedan? The recruits were retained for some time at Camp Copeland, then about the dreariest, most uncomfortable place I ever saw; shelter and provisions insufficient, bad whisky and blacklegs abundant. In The Ranks From the Wilderness to Appomattox Court House It was also, after eliminating the desperadoes and blacklegs, essentially honest. Gold There were princes and blacklegs and adventurers; some with real rank and fortune, others as destitute of character as of means. The Daltons, Volume I (of II) Or,Three Roads In Life Jacob himself could only have told her that their son was a wandering adventurer, known as a blackleg and sharper in every town in Europe. The Story of a New York House And all I have to do is to wiggle my finger and the whole crowd of thugs and blacklegs and hoodlums and rich and poor line up for me–no matter how pious I talk. In the Heart of a Fool Jockeys, trainers, and blacklegs are my companions, and it is like dram-drinking; having once entered upon it I cannot leave it off, though I am disgusted with the occupation all the time. The Greville Memoirs A Journal of the Reigns of King George IV and King William IV, Vol. II I guess you understand English after all, or you couldn’t have bargained so shrewdly with our blackleg friends.” Gold It was too much of a temptation for Blount and his jumpers, and blackleg lawyers with fake claims. Shadow Mountain He is the best and least favorably known blackleg between the two poles. Fire Mountain A Thrilling Sea Story On the other side was a growing canvas town of whites with every kind of sharper and blackleg that the surrounding settlements could contribute from their abundant shady population. The Preacher of Cedar Mountain A Tale of the Open Country Later they devised a method of inoculation with the attenuated or weakened blackleg spores which produced immunity from natural or artificial inoculation of virulent blackleg germs. Special Report on Diseases of Cattle Understand me——it is not probable that he had ever entered a gambling hall openly or frankly since his youth, or ever sat down with swindlers or professed blacklegs around the faro table. Mabel's Mistake In fact, the case is called already and lost by default if I know that blackleg lawyer of mine.” Shadow Mountain Did they reckon a handful of blacklegs would get me?” The Mountain Divide Be sure, my lad, that the young lady I am going to see wouldn't have any blacklegs about her house. The House Under the Sea A Romance French veterinarians, Arloing, Cornevin, and Thomas, were the first to discover that cattle may be protected against blackleg by inoculation with virulent material obtained from animals which have died of this disease. Special Report on Diseases of Cattle At Newmarket, I read of “a vast deal of good company, besides rogues and blacklegs”; at Norwich, of two assemblies, with a prodigious crowd in the hall, the rooms, and the gallery. Henry Esmond; The English Humourists; The Four Georges Mr. Grey heard occasionally who his associates were; and he knew them to be men without character, a kind of gentlemen "blacklegs." Graham's Magazine Vol XXXII. No. 5. May 1848 Louis Napoleon and the French people have nothing in common with those literary blacklegs. Diary from March 4, 1861, to November 12, 1862 One erf us better take a look through that young stock in the lower field, too, and see if there's any more sign uh blackleg. Sawtooth Ranch The immunity conferred in this way may last for 18 months, but animals vaccinated before they are 6 months old and those in badly infected districts should be revaccinated before the following blackleg season. Special Report on Diseases of Cattle British Blacklegs": "The intervention in the Antwerp dock-workers' strike of British workmen as blacklegs is a striking commentary on the prosperity of the people of this country. British Socialism An Examination of Its Doctrines, Policy, Aims and Practical Proposals One heifer, she got blackleg and die, but the rest they're all right. The Ranch at the Wolverine Smith, of the Virginia Military Institute, that he would as soon be escorted to his death by blacklegs or robbers as by slave-holding ministers. John Brown: A Retrospect Read before The Worcester Society of Antiquity, Dec. 2, 1884. If protection is withdrawn, the Moorish Government and the European blackleg will divide his worldly goods between them. In the Tail of the Peacock Immunization against blackleg is now frequently accomplished by the use of the so-called blackleg aggressin and blackleg filtrates. Special Report on Diseases of Cattle Most of these seemed as eager for the race as an English blackleg for the Derby. The Quadroon Adventures in the Far West To the bred-in-the-bone rancher the mention of blackleg, that deadly contagious and most fatal of cattle diseases, is almost as startling as bubonic plague would be to the average human. Shoe-Bar Stratton I was with a vast deal of good company, half of whom were rogues and blacklegs. A Daughter of Raasay A Tale of the '45 And are you yet with blacklegs fain With loaded dice to throw a main? Fables of John Gay (Somewhat Altered) The blood of animals dead of blackleg is normal, and the spleen does not appear swollen or darkened, as in those affected with anthrax. Special Report on Diseases of Cattle And oh the raffish counts and more than doubtful countesses, the noodles and the blacklegs, the good society! The Life of Charles Dickens, Vol. I-III, Complete When Buck told about the blackleg incident his face darkened and he spoke for the first time. Shoe-Bar Stratton On their heels came Sir James Craven, the choicest blackleg in England. A Daughter of Raasay A Tale of the '45 Then they sell it to the blackleg Boers, and you've got to raise your voice like an advocate to get it back somehow. The Manxman A Novel - 1895 Unlike the bacilli of anthrax and blackleg, which are confined to certain districts, this organism is widely distributed and found in ordinary garden soil, foul water, and in the normal intestinal tract of the herbivora. Special Report on Diseases of Cattle For example, blackleg in cattle and measles in the porcine tribe render the flesh of these animals, as a general rule, unmarketable, or nearly so. The Stock-Feeder's Manual the chemistry of food in relation to the breeding and feeding of live stock He wished that he had taken Jessup into his confidence about the blackleg plot, but there was no time for that now. Shoe-Bar Stratton He already knows his rival to be a blackguard; in all likelihood he is also a blackleg. The Flag of Distress A Story of the South Sea And yet was there great pretension to honor, but a man of honor of those days would in our time be considered a ruffian certainly, and probably a blackleg or a swindler. The International Monthly, Volume 2, No. 4, March, 1851 In earlier times it was evidently confounded with gloss anthrax, and even now it is probably mistaken in a great many instances for anthrax, blackleg, cornstalk disease, and cerebrospinal meningitis. Special Report on Diseases of Cattle She was putting him on the plane of a blackleg. Blow The Man Down A Romance Of The Coast - 1916 Having been through one blackleg epidemic back in Texas, he knew the signs only too well. Shoe-Bar Stratton Escroc as the French might call him; “blackleg” in the English vocabulary; “sport” in American phrase, Frank Lara is a man with whom no one who knows him likes to take liberties. The Flag of Distress A Story of the South Sea There are also rooms for gambling, which is the staple amusement, not only for the blacklegs and swindlers, who resort to the establishment, but for the nobility and gentry. Down the Rhine Young America in Germany In blackleg the animals affected are usually under 2 years of age. Special Report on Diseases of Cattle That is to say, the assassin merely desires to remove one blackleg in order to make a place for some other blackleg. The American Credo A Contribution Toward the Interpretation of the National Mind Even if he had managed during his brief absence yesterday to make a hurried inspection, and suspected that the blackleg’ plot had failed, he couldn’t be certain enough to take a chance like this. Shoe-Bar Stratton No doubt many of them have become our drones, our sharpers, our blacklegs. Fast in the Ice Adventures in the Polar Regions The nobility and gentry, as well as the blacklegs and swindlers of all the nations of Europe, gather there. Down the Rhine Young America in Germany Prevention.—The various means suggested under "Anthrax" to prevent the spread or recurrence of this disease are equally applicable to blackleg, and hence do not need to be repeated here in full. Special Report on Diseases of Cattle Nearly all diseases of animals for which a definite cause may be attributed are caused by bacteria; such are tuberculosis, anthrax, blackleg, lockjaw, and others. Special Report on Diseases of the Horse But of course the Government's Private Secretaries never would, the dirty blacklegs! Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 158, 1920-04-14 "How can I see you throwing yourself away upon a roué—a blackleg—without uttering a word of warning?" Molly Bawn But we ain't got no army,—only a lot o' farmers and rancheros, and blacklegs who have run away from the United States to escape justice. For the Liberty of Texas One of the most effective methods for freeing an infected pasture from blackleg is to allow the grass to grow high, and when sufficiently dry to burn it off. Special Report on Diseases of Cattle At the present time vaccination has been found effective against blackleg, hog cholera, anthrax, lockjaw, strangles, rabies, hemorrhagic septicemia, white scours, etc. Special Report on Diseases of the Horse I wonder what sort of blackleg he is? The Lure of the Mask He was bowing almost to the ground, and was, as I instantly detected, of German birth and education, a gentleman, and not the blackleg I had every reason to expect to see. The Old Stone House and Other Stories Not blacklegs, observe, but respectable men, who nevertheless bet much, and play high, and keep ‘books,’ etcetera. Personal Reminiscences in Book Making and Some Short Stories This virus is obtained from animals which have died from blackleg, by securing the affected muscles, cutting them into strips, and drying them in the air. Special Report on Diseases of Cattle He was then heard to say that the officers, or some of the officers, were “a set of blacklegs.” Recollections of Old Liverpool And there was the gentlemanly blackleg, the ticket-of-leave man, and outcasts and thieves; but all of them were well dressed, and, for the time being, well behaved. The Lure of the Mask “Why, that blackleg swindler in there!” said Dig, pointing at Mills’s door. The Master of the Shell As for the boy, I don’t believe he’s got it in him to be a blackleg.” Reginald Cruden A Tale of City Life Differential diagnosis.—Unlike blackleg, this disease never appears as an epizootic but in isolated cases. Special Report on Diseases of Cattle No doubt you’ve set me down as a cad and a blackleg. Roger Ingleton, Minor It’s bad enough; but I’m not such a blackleg as Draven makes out—” And here for the first time in my life I saw Browne look like breaking down. Boycotted And Other Stories “Everybody said you were a blackleg—I know it’s all lies you’re telling, and I—I—I don’t care if you do lick me.” The Master of the Shell “Cad! traitor! blackleg!” yelled Percy and Co., as they saw their man mount the coach. The Cock-House at Fellsgarth A microscopic examination of the juices from the tumefaction will show the blackleg bacillus. Special Report on Diseases of Cattle I’ll teach you to call me a blackleg, so I will! My Friend Smith A Story of School and City Life He was known by sight to a score of billiard-markers, potmen, blacklegs, and lower characters still, and was on nodding terms with fully half of them. The Adventures of a Three-Guinea Watch On the hustings were posted a set of young men, neatly dressed in blue and buff for the occasion, blacklegs from all the race-courses, and all the Pharo and E.O. tables in town. Memoirs of the Courts and Cabinets of George the Third From the Original Family Documents, Volume 1 Cheers and compliments and pats on the back showered fast on the youthful “blacklegs,” and tended greatly to exaggerate in their own eyes the importance of their action. The Cock-House at Fellsgarth While it is capable of destroying all bacteria in their vegetative state, it is unable to destroy such spores as those of anthrax and blackleg. Special Report on Diseases of Cattle The forest in which we are encamped, was, in former times, a rendezvous for the blacklegs, thieves, murderers, and outlaws, generally of two States, Tennessee and Georgia. The Citizen-Soldier or, Memoirs of a Volunteer I look upon their scramble for money precisely as I would upon the contest of a set of blacklegs around a gaming-table over the last stake. Perley's Reminiscences, v. 1-2 of Sixty Years in the National Metropolis Adventurers from all over the world gathered in Cape Town, a motley crew of incompetents and blacklegs, an investigation into the antecedents of any of whom was apt to have unpleasant results. The Mask A Story of Love and Adventure Nobles and nobodies, beauties and blacklegs, dispersed in all directions. The Young Duke Among these are tetanus, blackleg, anthrax to a large extent, and perhaps actinomycosis in part. Special Report on Diseases of Cattle He had them both; and though the blackleg might quail before the awful scrutiny of his piercing eye, there never was a man so scrupulously polite to his inferiors as Lord George Bentinck. Lord George Bentinck A Political Biography He has humped his swag in Australia, has earned fifteen shillings a day there as a blackleg protected by police picquets on a New South Wales coal mine. An Australian in China Being the Narrative of a Quiet Journey Across China to Burma One of us better take a look through that young stock in the lower field, too, and see if there's any more sign uh blackleg. The Quirt The national character of the South is that of the gentlemanly blackleg, bully, and desperado. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 4, No. 6, December 1863 Devoted to Literature and National Policy The tumors of blackleg are usually on the shoulder or thigh and are not found so frequently about the neck and side of the body as are the swellings of anthrax. Special Report on Diseases of Cattle But I like the Bohemian, the blackleg, better than I do better men. The Chequers Being the Natural History of a Public-House, Set Forth in a Loafer's Diary The widow is still a widow, and the children, who you tell me number seven, are orphans; and surely at his death a man ceases to be either a blackleg or a trades unionist. King John of Jingalo The Story of a Monarch in Difficulties It is easy to calumniate a person by qualifying him in an off-hand way as a thief, a blackleg, a fast-liver, etc. Explanation of Catholic Morals A Concise, Reasoned, and Popular Exposition of Catholic Morals Men predominated, of course; but they were decent men, men of standing, not idlers and blacklegs. The Freebooters of the Wilderness It is difficult to distinguish between the swellings of blackleg and malignant edema, as they resemble each other very closely and both are distended with gas. Special Report on Diseases of Cattle Moreover, though I am carefully informed that he is a blackleg, I find him honest. The Chequers Being the Natural History of a Public-House, Set Forth in a Loafer's Diary The fact is we have discovered that the man was what in the industrial world is known as a 'blackleg.' King John of Jingalo The Story of a Monarch in Difficulties None of the birds sang except one little blackleg Robin, who sang so hard in his efforts to make up for the rest that he was as hoarse as a crow the next morning. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 159, 1920-11-03 He gave me information about a certain "flash," or comprehensive language used among professional gamblers and blacklegs. Secret Band of Brothers A Full and True Exposition of All the Various Crimes, Villanies, and Misdeeds of This Powerful Organization in the United States. As anthrax is entirely different from blackleg, vaccine for the latter does not act as a preventive against the former. Special Report on Diseases of Cattle "Get that gang of blacklegs out of here." The Strange Case of Cavendish He's—he's an awful scamp, a blackleg and all that, but an awfully nice fellow. The Black Cat A Play in Three Acts The blackleg fairies had a hard time too. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 159, 1920-11-03 In returning to my boarding-house I was met by the blackleg pettifogger, who treated me with great coldness. Secret Band of Brothers A Full and True Exposition of All the Various Crimes, Villanies, and Misdeeds of This Powerful Organization in the United States. Like anthrax, blackleg is more or less restricted to definite localities. Special Report on Diseases of Cattle There are six of them in the small village of S——, and it can't be beat in the Union for blacklegs and rowdies. The Cross and the Shamrock Or, How To Defend The Faith. An Irish-American Catholic Tale Of Real Life, Descriptive Of The Temptations, Sufferings, Trials, And Triumphs Of The Children Of St. Patrick In The Great Republic Of Washington. A Book For The Entertainment And Special Instructions Of The Catholic Male And Female Servants Of The United States. Believe he's nothing but a great poaching blackleg. Mr. Sponge's Sporting Tour "And the blacklegs are to have a special reward." Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 159, 1920-11-03 In the next place, my name would be coupled with those of blacklegs and secret villains, a circumstance far more to be dreaded than the other. Eveline Mandeville The Horse Thief Rival Symptoms and lesions.—The symptoms of blackleg may be either of a general or of a local nature, though more frequently of the latter. Special Report on Diseases of Cattle Do you think I will shame the good name of Hatton by associating it with scoundrels and blacklegs? The Measure of a Man Yes, but there would be so many blacklegs ready to take their places," Mortlake flashed back, "that I'm afraid it 'ould be no go. The Grey Wig: Stories and Novelettes "Of course there are sometimes blacklegs," he began. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 159, 1920-11-03 She heard, in her workroom, the dull roar of the angry thousands through whose midst the insolent squatters drove in triumphal procession, as if inciting to lawlessness, with dragoon-guarded, police-protected drays of blackleg wool. The Workingman's Paradise An Australian Labour Novel As it is frequently desirable to know whether the disease is anthrax or blackleg, a few of the most obvious post-mortem changes may here be cited. Special Report on Diseases of Cattle Her first husband—my poor boy, I am sorry for you—was a scoundrel, a thief, a blackleg. The Honorable Miss A Story of an Old-Fashioned Town BURNS—who has stuck loyally to Council—fiercely denounced as a "blackleg" by crowd. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 103, October 29, 1892 "I don't know what blacklegs are," said the Queen cheerfully, "but we'll appoint some." Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 159, 1920-11-03 She smiled grimly to watch Mrs. Macanany and viragoes like her pouring oil on the flames and drumming the weak-kneed up and screaming against "blacklegging" as a thing accurst. The Workingman's Paradise An Australian Labour Novel Differential diagnosis.—The diagnosis from blackleg may be made by noting the subcutaneous swellings which appear upon the patient. Special Report on Diseases of Cattle Moreover, whilst, as his biographer devoutly says, he purified the turf, he was not, upon occasion, above fighting blacklegs with their own weapons. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 103, October 15, 1892 Whitfield sold me from my family to Thomas Wilson and Co., blacklegs. Narrative of the Life and Adventures of Henry Bibb, an American Slave, Written by Himself In its celebration of successful crime, and its representation under a heroic aspect of villains and blacklegs, no species of fiction is more false to nature or more injurious to youthful readers. A History of English Prose Fiction It's drink that makes most of the blacklegs, anyway. The Workingman's Paradise An Australian Labour Novel This fact may account for the occasional appearance of blackleg in stables. Special Report on Diseases of Cattle And a State that will do what this State is doing now—I'm not saying who's at fault—but the State that will handle a law in this way is a blackleg. The Ramrodders A Novel Why is a blackleg called a sharper?—Because he’s less blunt than other men. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 1, October 16, 1841 He resolved upon a consultation with the blackleg. Hatchie, the Guardian Slave; or, The Heiress of Bellevue But you'll feel better in the end and your wife will be better right away and the children, and it won't be blacklegging on those who're trying to make things better. The Workingman's Paradise An Australian Labour Novel The anthrax carbuncles and swellings differ from the blackleg swellings in not containing gas, in being hard and solid, and in causing death less rapidly. Special Report on Diseases of Cattle Women were wholly averse to being "blacklegs" in industry. Women and War Work “Quite respectable, I assure you,” added the blackleg at the table. The Soldier Boy; or, Tom Somers in the Army A Story of the Great Rebellion At this point the orator was interrupted by one of those monstrous products of the slums of the American metropolis, compounded of the bully, the blackleg, and the demagogue in about equal proportions. William Lloyd Garrison The Abolitionist There was a strike on at some building and he went on as a laborer, blacklegging. The Workingman's Paradise An Australian Labour Novel By vaccination we understand the injection of a minute amount of attenuated—that is, artificially weakened—blackleg virus into the system. Special Report on Diseases of Cattle At that, I guess one would of been about as useful as the other, the Kulanche doctor knowing more about anthrax and blackleg than he did about sick Injin babies. Somewhere in Red Gap But he would become a much greater and better man, than though he had only aspired to be the keeper of a gambling-house, or the leader of a gang of blacklegs. Golden Steps to Respectability, Usefulness and Happiness "Are you aware," inquired the blackleg "that the slaves in the South have their prayer-meetings in honor of Christ?" William Lloyd Garrison The Abolitionist Never desperandum, as the Congressmen say, fer while the lamp holds out to burn you may beat the blackleg all to flinders and sing and shout forever. The End of the World A Love Story The essential cause of malignant edema is a long, slender, motile, spore-bearing bacillus, resembling the bacillus of blackleg, and which can develop only in the absence of the atmosphere. Special Report on Diseases of Cattle But he disliked Robert bitterly, as a species of bourgeois blackleg. The Dark House It will surprise you to know that your patriot ancestors were thieves, blacklegs and scoundrels. A Librarian's Open Shelf Such anti-toxins can be produced artificially and are used to combat certain diseases, as diphtheria and small-pox in human beings and blackleg in cattle. The Dollar Hen "Why don't they set these blacklegs ashore?" said August, whose love of justice was strong. The End of the World A Love Story Man is susceptible to malignant edema, but not to blackleg. Special Report on Diseases of Cattle I pondered long over the words, "If he leaves disgraced, proved to be a villain, a deceiver, a blackleg, or worse than that, while I show up as an angel of light?" Weapons of Mystery Oxen are fattened into plethoras to encourage agriculture, and men of station dress like grooms, and bet like blacklegs, to keep up the breed of horses. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 53, No. 328, February, 1843 His comment was: "But God only knows how many out of prison, preying upon the community, in the shape of gamblers, blacklegs, speculators, and politicians." Famous Americans of Recent Times I finally sued some of these blackleg parties, Samuels & Dunn, and Sperry & Shaw, and found out to my satisfaction that they had used more than two hundred thousand of my labels. History of the American Clock Business for the Past Sixty Years, and Life of Chauncey Jerome He has been surrounded by a set of blacklegs and swindlers, many among them, I regret to say, English. What I Remember, Volume 2 He, the traitor, the blackleg, was about to triumph, where I, Hector Ratichon, had failed! Castles in the Air What do you think gives these blacklegs, men of not a tithe of your force and talent, such power over them? A Lecture on Physical Development, and its Relations to Mental and Spiritual Development, delivered before the American Institute of Instruction, at their Twenty-Ninth Annual Meeting, in Norwich, Conn., August 20, 1858 In these days of strikes and industrial conflict every one might be glad to know what a writer of his individuality has to say about unions and blacklegs and picketing. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 146, January 7, 1914 It matters nothing whether you keep the rules of the blackguard game, or whether you cheat; the difference between bookmaker and blackleg is so small that it isn't worth talking about. The House of Cobwebs and Other Stories My last shilling remained among the noble blacklegs; but nothing could rob me of a fragment of my superfluous time, and I brought even a tenfold allowance of it back. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 12, No. 337, October 25, 1828 "You were a bit of a blackleg yourself," he continued, as he threw himself back in the arm-chair, and compressed his chest with his folded arms till the blood seemed to mount to his face. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume XXII Among the passengers there was an American named Condon, a noted blackleg and crook who was "wanted" in a half dozen of the larger cities of the United States. Son of Tarzan It prevents the weak mother cow from being dragged to death by a strong sucking calf and saves the pampered calf from dying of blackleg by a timely change of diet. Arizona Sketches I remember the confounded blackleg and the way in which he used to cheat and hoodwink poor George. Vanity Fair Art found a heifer down in the breaks that looks like she might have blackleg. Jean of the Lazy A The house was then taken by a set of blacklegs, who instituted a common bank of gambling. The Gaming Table: Its Votaries and Victims Volume II (of II) This question was suggested by my having frequently heard Fitzgerald mentioned as a noted gambler, and sometimes even as a blackleg. The Purcell Papers — Volume 1 Men hungering to death for lack of opportunity to earn a crust are the materials from which "blacklegs" are made, by whose aid the labourer is constantly defeated in his attempts to improve his condition. In Darkest England and the Way Out At Brookes' and the Thatched House Fox ate and drank to excess, threw thousands upon the Faro table, mingled with blacklegs, and made himself notorious for his shameless vices. The Gaming Table: Its Votaries and Victims Volume I (of II) This youth having had the misfortune to inherit an enormous fortune, while still a mere boy, plunged into the wildest dissipation, and became the prey of a band of sharpers and blacklegs. Worldly Ways and Byways The blacklegs visited the saloons every night, in order to pick up new acquaintances among the young and inexperienced. The Gaming Table: Its Votaries and Victims Volume II (of II) The pickpocket, the blackleg, and the charlatan make especial use of their dexterity of hand, their subtlety of mind, the magic power of their eloquence, and their great fertility of invention. What is Property? Come out there and give those blacklegs the lie. The Octopus : A story of California This enraged all the blacklegs; a combination was formed against the lieutenant; and he was shot through the head by 'a brother officer,' who belonged to the confraternity. The Gaming Table: Its Votaries and Victims Volume I (of II) They were introduced there to punish the people for their rascality, and appeared in such numbers among the Egyptian blacklegs that they stopped the game of PHARAOH. Punchinello, Volume 1, No. 08, May 21, 1870 A blackleg, famous for 'cogging a die,' said that there had been great sport at Newmarket. The Gaming Table: Its Votaries and Victims Volume II (of II) Such were the terrific consequences of a diplomatist turning blackleg! Vivian Grey The trade-unionists would not hear him—hurled names at him—"thief," "blackleg"—as he attempted to speak. Sir George Tressady — Volume II Richard Bennet had gone through every walk of a blackleg, from being a billiard sharper at a table in Bell Alley until he became a keeper or partner in all the 'hells' in St James's. The Gaming Table: Its Votaries and Victims Volume I (of II) And it's this same Jenkins," said another fierce voice, "as had a sight to do wi' bringin' them blacklegs down here, in the strike, last autumn. The Case of Richard Meynell "By God, Tal!" cried Major Miles in astonishment, "ye' don't mean to tell me yo're linin' yourself up on the side of that blackleg!" The Gray Dawn The marks are all on the rim of the cards; and an experienced dealer, that is to say, a blackleg, can with these marks produce any results and combinations which may suit his purpose. Vivian Grey His name was Langton—parentless—a dissipated young man—a brawler—one whose too frequent companions were rowdies, blacklegs, and swindlers. Complete Prose Works Specimen Days and Collect, November Boughs and Goodbye My Fancy That scoundrel? that blackleg? that villain who was horsewhipped at Epsom? The Living Link I wish to so alter it as to put a premium on intelligence and character, and close the jury box against idiots, blacklegs, and people who do not read newspapers. Roughing It, Part 5. Casey has been in the penitentiary, Rowlee ran some little blackleg sheet down South until they run him out—-I tell you, sir, as a Southerner I'm not proud of the Southerners out here. The Gray Dawn "Understand, sir!" answered Vivian, sternly, "that I am not one who will be bullied by a blackleg." Vivian Grey At even the most irreproachable club there may be one blackleg, but if it is clear that this place is the haunt of blacklegs we can break it. Colonel Thorndyke's Secret He seemed midway between a gentleman and a blackleg, being neither altogether one nor the other. The Living Link The country becomes a fountain of blackleg labor. The National Being Some Thoughts on an Irish Polity They had little regard for the blacklegs who refuse to suffer for the common cause. Jean-Christophe Journey's End No sharpers, no adventurers, no blacklegs: at Ems you can be taken in by no one except your intimate friend. Vivian Grey Having received complaints of several young men being rooked in the place, we can, if we prove that some of its frequenters are blacklegs, shut the place up altogether. Colonel Thorndyke's Secret So this gambler and blackleg was the gentlemanly Mr. Hawley, was he; well, what could be his little game? Keith of the Border Blanche said, quivering with anger, as she walked upstairs leaning on the Major's arm—"for this cheat—for this blackleg—for this liar—for this robber of women." The History of Pendennis Then the peel was scattered round pretty fairly, or thrown into an empty bunk, and no man dared growl lest he should come to be regarded as a blackleg—a would-be informer. While the Billy Boils They love 'em even as union shearers on strike love blacklegs brought up-country to take their places. Children of the Bush Now, sir, I can assure you that I have no interest in this matter, save to prevent a gentleman from being ruined by blacklegs. Colonel Thorndyke's Secret He had been a scamp from his cradle, a spendthrift at Eton and Oxford, a blackleg in his manhood. Phantom Fortune, a Novel Why, there is your friend Bloundell-Bloundell is a professional blackleg, and travels the Continent, where he picks up young gentlemen of fashion and fleeces them. The History of Pendennis Then the boss came along with two blacklegs, but the boys made a ring, and I laid out the blanks in just five minutes. While the Billy Boils If an excited Unionist called a man a "blackleg" or "scab" in the Imperial bar he was run out—sometimes with great difficulty, and occasionally as far as the lock-up. Children of the Bush In short—in a merely psychological point of view, at least—he was a charming blackleg. White Jacket or, the World on a Man-of-War You will thus have the consolation of reflecting that you have been ruined in good company, and, in addition, had your pleasure;—blacklegs ruin a man with a vulgar rapidity which is positively shocking. The Last of the Foresters Or, Humors on the Border; A story of the Old Virginia Frontier I seemed to catch my audience quite accidentally by using a word tabooed at that time in sporting circles, because it represented the blacklegs of the racecourse, and was used as a nickname for rascaldom. The Reminiscences of Sir Henry Hawkins (Baron Brampton) On arrival up at Rannoch, however, one thing struck me as jolly strange, and that was that among the people I was asked to meet was one of the very worst blacklegs about town. The Czar's Spy The Mystery of a Silent Love One of their number stood out, refusing to join the combine; whereupon the rest summoned the gang and had the "blackleg" pressed for his contumacy. The Press-Gang Afloat and Ashore He had been regarded as a thief, or at best a blackleg, seeking the position for some sinister purpose. Barriers Burned Away Not otherwise, in some of our northern towns, the workmen who refuse to join a trade union are styled 'knobsticks,' 'crawlers,' 'scabs,' 'blacklegs.' On the Study of Words There were "blacklegs" in those days who looked out for such honest gentlemen, and won—scoundrels who degrade sport, and trade successfully on the reputations of men of honour. The Reminiscences of Sir Henry Hawkins (Baron Brampton) I was introduced to the blacklegs in your bar-room, and by a scamp who was a habitual lounger here. A Knight of the Nineteenth Century Besides which, writing is done by innumerable persons in their spare time—Literature is a world of inky-fingered blacklegs. Without Prejudice While the Western Palace was a first-class hotel in every respect, the Palace of the West was a weak imitation, run by a man who had once been a notorious San Francisco blackleg. The Rover Boys out West Or, The Search for a Lost Mine There were murderers and crooks, blacklegs and gunmen in my genial aggregation, men whose true names we never knew, men who were wanted in every part of the civilized world. West Wind Drift But there's such swells in this and such a foxey bunch of blacklegs, that I'm as nervous as a rookie cop on his first arrest. The Voice on the Wire These blacklegs from New York appeared like gentlemen. A Knight of the Nineteenth Century Miles "had watched," and had watched in vain, and it may as well be said at once that Sir Felix, with all his faults, was not as yet a blackleg. The Way We Live Now I have read several articles on blackleg, and it seems strange to me that no mention is made of an operation that is an absolute preventive, namely, bleeding in the feet. One Thousand Questions in California Agriculture Answered I have known the greatest criminals and blacklegs in the city of New York, murderers, and thieves, and men like that,—and they all became what they were through using tobacco. The Voyage of the Hoppergrass "I shouldn't wonder if we went downstairs again we'd find the house picketed to keep away blacklegs." A Rock in the Baltic "The blackleg would sell the tomb off his father's grave," he mused, brushing the ashes from his clothes. Half a Rogue "A blackleg himself!" was shouted by two or three voices. Ten Nights in a Bar Room Naturally he turned again to the thought of gambling, this time the great legalised game of hazard, wherein he was as little likely to prosper as among the blacklegs of Brussels. The Whirlpool He seems to be a complete blackleg, in spite of his baronetcy. Ruth His facility for making acquaintance with rogues and blacklegs was perfectly marvellous. Recollections of Geoffrey Hamlyn "Will you take my word, which you have always found loyal, or the word of a man who has written himself down as a rascal, a briber, and a blackleg?" Half a Rogue "A blackleg, I take it," was his unhesitating answer. Ten Nights in a Bar Room You and your master are cheats, he says, and your master is a blackleg besides, he says. The Inspector-General The Stinging Lizard's exposure of this scoundrel as a drunkard, embezzler, wife-beater, jail-bird, thief, and general all-round blackleg prompted this outrage. Wolfville Days He is an unknown and elusive quantity, merging insensibly into saint or scoundrel, sage or fool, man or blackleg. Such Is Life A scheming blackleg, posing in the guise of a loving father, imposed upon me. Cy Whittaker's Place He consorted much with blacklegs and such-like, because blacklegs were to his taste. Doctor Thorne They were mutinous from the start, half of them blacklegs of the vilest type who swore to get the upper hand of him. The Old Merchant Marine; A chronicle of American ships and sailors But trumps are going out along with numbers of old-world institutions; and, before very long, a blackleg will be as rare an animal as a knight in armor. The Christmas Books of Mr. M.A. Titmarsh This time it was a Government official-clerk of the local Court—a blackleg vagabond, with interest at head-quarters—about the vilest rat, and certainly the vilest-looking rat, that ever breathed the breath of life. Such Is Life Statesmen, wits, philosophers, beauties, dandies, blacklegs, adventurers, artists, idlers, the king and his court, beggars with matches crying for charity, wretched creatures dying of disease and want in garrets. Life and Letters of Lord Macaulay Volume 1 "Private life" afforded as much scandal as if the reign of Walpole and corruption had continued; and "ardent youth" fought with watchmen and betted with blacklegs as much as ever. Critical and Historical Essays — Volume 1 The inevitable result is that they form a favorable nucleus out of which scabs, blacklegs, detectives, and policemen are drawn, only too willing to do the master's bidding. Anarchism and Other Essays Dr. Inge is the typical latitudinarian of to-day; and was never more so than when he appeared not as the apostle of the blacks, but as the apostle of the blacklegs. A Miscellany of Men We in England define a man of a certain class as a blackleg. North America — Volume 2 The word politician has come to bear the meaning of political adventurer and almost of political blackleg. North America — Volume 1 And if the evasive clerks have a look of being blackguards, the earnest ladies are often something very like blacklegs. What's Wrong with the World Poverty of the first kind belongs to the populace; the second kind is that of blacklegs, of kings, and of men of talent. The Magic Skin Say that I am a scoundrel, a rascal, a rogue, a bandit; but do not call me a blackleg nor a spy! Father Goriot The very word "politician" is foul and unsavory throughout the States, and means rather a political blackleg than a political patriot. North America — Volume 2 |
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