blackjack

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blackjack

a large beer mug, formerly made of leather coated with tar
black flag
a small, leather-covered bludgeon with a flexible handle
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
sphalerite, esp. a dark variety
also written black jack

Origin of blackjack

see jack

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

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blackjack

noun

A leather-covered bludgeon with a short, flexible shaft or strap, used as a hand weapon.
Games A card game in which the object is to accumulate cards with a higher count than that of the dealer but not exceeding 21. Also called twenty-one . Also called vingt-et-un .
Sphalerite.

transitive verb

black·jacked, black·jack·ing, black·jacks

To hit or beat with a blackjack.
To coerce by threats.

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Noun

(plural blackjacks)

(card games) A common gambling card game in casinos, where the object is to get as close to 21 without going over.
(card games) A hand in the game of blackjack consisting of a face card and an ace.
The flag (i.e., a jack) traditionally flown by pirate ships; popularly thought to be a white skull and crossed bones on a black field (the Jolly Roger). In older literature sometimes spelled "black jack".
A small, flat, blunt, usually leather-covered instrument loaded with heavy material such as lead or ball bearings.
A type of weed, Bidens pilosa, in the family Compositae.

Verb

(third-person singular simple present blackjacks, present participle blackjacking, simple past and past participle blackjacked)

To strike with a blackjack or similar weapon.

Noun

(countable and uncountable, plural black-jacks)

(obsolete, mineralogy, UK) Sphalerite; zincblende.
(obsolete) Caramel or burnt sugar, used to colour wines, spirits, ground coffee, etc.
(obsolete) A large leather vessel for beer, etc.
(obsolete) The Quercus nigra, or barren oak.

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