jackleg

jackleg
adjective Etymology: 1jack + -leg (as in blackleg) Date: 1850 1. a. characterized by unscrupulousness, dishonesty, or lack of professional standards <
a jackleg lawyer
>
b. lacking skill or training ; amateur <
a jackleg carpenter
>
2. designed as a temporary expedient ; makeshiftjackleg noun

New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.

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