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black·jack (blakjak′)

noun

  1. a large beer mug, formerly made of leather coated with tar
  2. black flag
  3. ☆ a small, leather-covered bludgeon with a flexible handle
  4. ☆ a SE U.S. scrub oak (Quercus marilandica) with fan-shaped leaves
    1. a gambling game at cards in which any player wins who gets cards totaling twenty-one points or less while the dealer gets either a smaller total or a total exceeding twenty-one points
    2. a combination of an ace and a face card or ten, equaling 21 points in this game
  5. sphalerite, esp. a dark variety
    also written black jack

Etymology: see jack

transitive verb

  1. to hit with a blackjack
  2. to force (a person) to do something by threatening, as if with a blackjack

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blackjack Synonyms

blackjack

n.

bat, stick, cudgel; see club 3.


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blackjack Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • play: Learn how to play blackjack online with the Wizard.

Adjective modifier

  • multi-hand: Researchers have shown next targets the the travel channel out multi-hand blackjack.

Modifies a noun

  • tournament: A: An exciting recent development for me is my participation in a televised blackjack tournament for GSN, the former Game Show Network.

Noun used with modifier

  • multi-hand: How To Bet To play Multi-Hand Blackjack, select a chip value by clicking a chip at the bottom of the playing field.
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