blackjack
[ blak-jak ]
/ ˈblækˌdʒæk /
noun
verb (used with object)
to strike or beat with a blackjack.
to compel by threat.
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blackheart, blackheath, blackie, blacking, blackish, blackjack, blackleg, blacklist, blackly, blackmail, blackmore
Definition for blackjack (2 of 2)
Pershing
[ pur-shing or for 2, -zhing ]
/ ˈpɜr ʃɪŋ or for 2, -ʒɪŋ /
noun
John JosephBlackjack, 1860–1948, U.S. general: commander of the American Expeditionary Forces in World War I.
Military.
- a 46-ton (42 metric tons) U.S. heavy tank of 1944–52, with a five-man crew and a 90mm gun.
- a two-stage surface-to-surface ballistic missile.
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British Dictionary definitions for blackjack (1 of 7)
blackjack
1/ (ˈblækˌdʒæk) mainly US and Canadian /
noun
a truncheon of leather-covered lead with a flexible shaft
verb
(tr) to hit with or as if with a blackjack
(tr) to compel (a person) by threats
Word Origin for blackjack
C19: from black + jack 1 (implement)
British Dictionary definitions for blackjack (2 of 7)
blackjack
2/ (ˈblækˌdʒæk) /
noun cards
pontoon or any of various similar card games
the ace of spades
Word Origin for blackjack
C20: from black + jack 1 (the knave)
British Dictionary definitions for blackjack (3 of 7)
blackjack
3/ (ˈblækˌdʒæk) /
noun
a dark iron-rich variety of the mineral sphalerite
Word Origin for blackjack
C18: from black + jack 1 (originally a miner's name for this useless ore)
British Dictionary definitions for blackjack (4 of 7)
blackjack
4/ (ˈblækˌdʒæk) /
noun
a small oak tree, Quercus marilandica, of the southeastern US, with blackish bark and fan-shaped leavesAlso called: blackjack oak
Word Origin for blackjack
C19: from black + jack 1 (from the proper name, popularly used in many plant names)
British Dictionary definitions for blackjack (5 of 7)
blackjack
5/ (ˈblækˌdʒæk) /
noun
a tarred leather tankard or jug
Word Origin for blackjack
C16: from black + jack ³
British Dictionary definitions for blackjack (6 of 7)
Pershing
1/ (ˈpɜːʃɪŋ) /
noun
John Joseph, nickname Black Jack. 1860–1948, US general. He was commander in chief of the American Expeditionary Force in Europe (1917–19)
British Dictionary definitions for blackjack (7 of 7)
Pershing
2noun
a US ballistic missile capable of carrying a nuclear or conventional warhead
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Word Origin and History for blackjack
blackjack
used in many senses since 16c., earliest is possibly "tar-coated leather jug for beer" (1590s), from black (adj.) + jack in any of its many slang senses. The weapon so called from 1889; the card game by 1900.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper