Mudcat Café message #2322426

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Posted By: MartinRyan
22-Apr-08 - 07:35 AM
Thread Name: Origin The Blackleg Miner
Subject: RE: Origin The Blackleg Miner

"Blackleg" is late 18 C. Originally used for a racecourse swindler. Origin unknown. Present meaning appeared mid 19 C.

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