leggism colloq.
(ˈlɛgɪz(ə)m)
[f. leg n. 5 + -ism.]
The practice, or an act, of ‘black-legging’ (Cf. black-leg, -legs 2).
| 1847 Sporting Life 28 Aug. 16/2 The system of adopting leggism as a legitimate part and parcel of horse-racing is one that must soon explode. 1896 Farmer & Henley Slang IV. 178/2 Leggism,..the character, practices, or manners of a leg. 1937 Partridge Dict. Slang 477/1 Leggism, the art or the character of a ‘leg’. |