blackjack

[ blak-jak ]

/ ˈblækˌdʒæk /

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noun

a short, leather-covered club, consisting of a heavy head on a flexible handle, used as a weapon.

Cards.

twenty-one(def 4).
Also called natural. (in twenty-one) an ace together with a ten or a face card as the first two cards dealt.
a variety of twenty-one in which any player can become dealer.

a small oak, Quercus marilandica, of the eastern U.S., having a nearly black bark and a wood of little value except for fuel.

a large drinking cup or jug for beer, ale, etc., originally made of leather coated externally with tar.Compare bombard(def 7).

caramel or burnt sugar for coloring spirits, vinegar, coffee, etc.

Mineralogy. a dark, iron-rich variety of sphalerite.

verb (used with object)

to strike or beat with a blackjack.

to compel by threat.

Words nearby blackjack

blackguard, blackhead, blackheart, blackheath, blacking, blackjack, blackleg, blacklist, blackly, blackmail, blackmore

Origin of blackjack

First recorded in 1505–15; black + jack¹

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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If I'd a knowed she had a blackjack would I have let her sneak up behind me?
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Then I suppose we give him the blackjack and take it all away from him?
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The woodsman saw clearly that there was nothing to be done but chew his "blackjack," and wait on fate.
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George stooped over and whispered to me, Where is the blackjack?
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British Dictionary definitions for blackjack (1 of 7)

blackjack¹

/ (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)

blackjack²

/ (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)

blackjack³

/ (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)

blackjack⁴

/ (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)

blackjack⁵

/ (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)

Pershing¹

/ (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)

Pershing²

noun

a US ballistic missile capable of carrying a nuclear or conventional warhead

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