leg-breaker

Definitions

1. 1

   A violent thug, especially one employed as an enforcer by a criminal organization (e.g.,…

   A violent thug, especially one employed as an enforcer by a criminal organization (e.g., a mafia, a loan shark).

   • The thug was an acknowledged leg breaker, a shakedown artist, a peddler of violence.
2. 2

   A person whose job is to break the legs of poultry in a food processing facility.

   • For example, jobs described as meat wrapper or leg breaker would both be coded "butcher meat cutter."
3. 3

   A tackle or other on-field maneuver capable of breaking a player's leg.

   • Arca performed a similar stunt with a high over-the-top-of-the-ball tackle on Andy Johnson, except he connected. It is what is called a leg-breaker.
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   1. 4

      A demanding bicycling competition or the course on which such a competition is held.

      • Zoncolan is a fabled leg breaker of a 13.3km climb that is one of the toughest ascents ever included in a major stage race.
   2. 5

      A cricketer who bowls leg breaks.

      • Armstrong is a leg-breaker, with eight fielders on the on-side. Probably he would do better if he bowled more at the wicket.
   3. 6

      A leg break ball.

      • Noble joined Wood, and the pair changed the aspect of affairs, 45 being up before a leg breaker from McGiverin proved too good for Noble's defense.

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