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- noun slang A
violent thug , especially one employed as anenforcer by acriminal organization. - noun A person whose
job is to break the legs ofpoultry in a food processingfacility . - noun soccer A
tackle or other on-fieldmaneuver capable of breaking a player's leg. - noun cycling A
demanding bicycling competition or thecourse on which such a competition is held. - noun cricket A
cricketer who bowlsleg breaks . - noun cricket A
leg break ball.
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Examples
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It was what professionals term a "leg-breaker" and Henderson could consider himself mightily fortunate to escape.
Young guns fail to fire Chelsea past Liverpool's quality in depth | David Hytner 2011
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On July 10, while his former RadioShack teammates push from Issoire to Saint-Flour, a Tour stage known as a leg-breaker, Armstrong will be in Davis, Calif., leading a bike race to benefit his foundation.
Lance Armstrong's 'Retirement' Vanessa O'Connell 2011
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On July 10, while his former RadioShack teammates push from Issoire to Saint-Flour, a Tour stage known as a leg-breaker, Armstrong will be in Davis, Calif., leading a bike race to benefit his foundation.
Lance Armstrong's 'Retirement' Vanessa O'Connell 2011
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Among their many reporting coups, Barrett discovered that Giuliani's father was a mob enforcer and leg-breaker, and that he served time in prison under an assumed name.
Len Levitt: Ray Kelly: Runnin' Scared? Len Levitt 2011
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Among their many reporting coups, Barrett discovered that Giuliani's father was a mob enforcer and leg-breaker, and that he served time in prison under an assumed name.
Len Levitt: Ray Kelly: Runnin' Scared? Len Levitt 2011
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Among their many reporting coups, Barrett discovered that Giuliani's father was a mob enforcer and leg-breaker, and that he served time in prison under an assumed name.
Len Levitt: Ray Kelly: Runnin' Scared? Len Levitt 2011
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Among their many reporting coups, Barrett discovered that Giuliani's father was a mob enforcer and leg-breaker, and that he served time in prison under an assumed name.
Len Levitt: Ray Kelly: Runnin' Scared? Len Levitt 2011
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Not even LBJ, the greatest leg-breaker the Senate and Presidency have ever seen, could government by fiat - even with huge Democratic majorities he had to compromise on a range of issues to get things done.
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Freak of nature, beast of burden, hulking outcast, medieval prize fighter, Viking raider… God’s own leg-breaker.
Boom! Studios Sneak Peek of the Week | Major Spoilers - Comic Book Reviews and News 2009
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But the 13. 1-mile leg-breaker offers the Spaniard the chance to lock down another distinction: the greatest climber in Tour de France history.
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