Ma'anar ƙamus na kalmar "blackleg" na iya samun fassarori daban-daban dangane da mahallin. Ga wasu daga cikin ma’anoninsa:Mutumin da ke aikata rashin gaskiya ko kuma ba bisa ka’ida ba, musamman wajen aiki ko aiki, sau da yawa ta hanyar bijirewa yajin aiki ko ketare layi. Cutar da ke shafar dabbobi, kuma aka sani da "black quarter," wanda kwayoyin cuta ke haifar da baƙar fata na tsokar tsokar da ta shafa. up" ko "tsohon sledge."Da fatan za a lura cewa ma'anar farko ana ɗaukar mafi yawan amfani da kalmar a cikin Ingilishi na zamani. Duk da haka, ana iya ɗaukar kalmar "blackleg" a matsayin abin banƙyama ko wulakanci a wasu yanayi, musamman dangane da yadda ake amfani da ita a tarihi a cikin Burtaniya a matsayin kalmar ma'aikatan ƙwanƙwasa yayin rikicin aiki.