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Examples
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Randolph had called Clay a 'Blackleg' in a speech.
A Portrait of Old George Town Grace Dunlop Peter
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"It wad be awfu 'to hear folk cryin' 'Blackleg' after yir faither, wadna 'it, Mysie?"
The Underworld The Story of Robert Sinclair, Miner James C. Welsh
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The black op's mutilating cows from the 1970's use astrology- injecting 'Blackleg, hoping to maybe create, a Mad Cow disease..
Debunking Astrology: Mars Can't Influence You | Universe Today 2010
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The pitmen from the mines of Newcastle in England had a particularly fierce song about them called "The Blackleg Miner".
MUA Muse 1998
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Blackleg affects mostly cattle and water buffaloes.
Chapter 19 1994
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Blackleg (Clostridium chauvoli) and mucosal disease have caused heavy losses in banteng in European zoos.
6 Wild Banteng 1983
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Theres Mrs. Mantrap, Lady Betty Blackleg, the countess of Sligo, Mrs. Langhorns, old Miss Biddy Buckskin, and your humble servant, keep up the spirit of the place.
Act the Third 1909
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But this feeling that came over him whenever he looked at Dade was strangely like that which he had for his horse, Blackleg.
The Boss of the Lazy Y Charles Alden Seltzer 1908
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At the risk of danger from the black's hoofs she urged Blackleg forward to a more advantageous position.
The Boss of the Lazy Y Charles Alden Seltzer 1908
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For an instant only Calumet halted Blackleg, and then he spurred him down the river trail.
The Boss of the Lazy Y Charles Alden Seltzer 1908
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