blackjack
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noun
1.
a short, leather-covered club, consisting of a heavy head on a flexible handle, used as a weapon.
2.
Cards.
a.
twenty-one ( def 4 ).
b.
Also called natural. (in twenty-one) an ace together with a ten or a face card as the first two cards dealt.
c.
a variety of twenty-one in which any player can become dealer.
3.
black flag ( defs 1, 2 ).
4.
a small oak, Quercus marilandica, of the eastern U.S., having a nearly black bark and a wood of little value except for fuel.
5.
a large drinking cup or jug for beer, ale, etc., originally made of leather coated externally with tar. Compare bombard ( def 7 ).
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ʃɪŋ noun
1.
John Joseph ( "Blackjack" ) 1860–1948, U.S. general: commander of the American Expeditionary Forces in World War I.
2.
Military.
a.
a 46-ton (42 metric tons) U.S. heavy tank of 1944–52, with a five-man crew and a 90mm gun.
b.
a two-stage surface-to-surface ballistic missile.
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blackjack1 (ˈblækˌdʒæk) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a truncheon of leather-covered lead with a flexible shaft |
| —vb | |
| 2. | (tr) to hit with or as if with a blackjack |
| 3. | (tr) to compel (a person) by threats |
| [C19: from | |
| blackjack2 (ˈblækˌdʒæk) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | pontoon or any of various similar card games |
| 2. | the ace of spades |
| [C20: from | |
| blackjack3 (ˈblækˌdʒæk) | |
| —n | |
| a dark iron-rich variety of the mineral sphalerite | |
| [C18: from | |
| blackjack4 (ˈblækˌdʒæk) | |
| —n | |
| Also called: blackjack oak a small oak tree, Quercus marilandica, of the southeastern US, with blackish bark and fan-shaped leaves | |
| [C19: from | |
| blackjack5 (ˈblækˌdʒæk) | |
| —n | |
| a tarred leather tankard or jug | |
| [C16: from | |
| Pershing1 (ˈpɜːʃɪŋ) | |
| —n | |
| John Joseph, nickname Black Jack. 1860--1948, US general. He was commander in chief of the American Expeditionary Force in Europe (1917--19) | |
| Pershing2 | |
| —n | |
| a US ballistic missile capable of carrying a nuclear or conventional warhead | |
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Word Origin & History
blackjack
used in many senses since 16c., earliest is possibly "tar-coated leather jug for beer" (1590s), from black + jack in any of its many slang senses. The weapon so called from 1889; the card game by 1910.
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This is how counting cards really works, when playing the game of blackjack.
Many casinos offer optional side bets at standard blackjack tables.
These side bets invariably offer worse odds than wellplayed blackjack.
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