blackjack
Cards.
Also called twen·ty-one [twen-tee-wuhn, twuhn-] /ˈtwɛn tiˈwʌn, ˈtwʌn ti-/ . a gambling game in which the object is to obtain from the dealer cards whose values add up to, or close to, 21 but do not exceed it.
a variety of this game in which any player can become dealer.
Also called natural . (in the game of blackjack) an ace together with a ten or a face card as the first two cards dealt.
a short, leather-covered club, consisting of a heavy head on a flexible handle, used as a weapon.
a small oak, Quercus marilandica, of the eastern United States, 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a large drinking cup or jug for beer, ale, etc., originally made of leather coated externally with tar.: Compare bombard (def. 7).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.
to strike or beat with a blackjack.
to compel by threat.
Origin of blackjack
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How to use blackjack in a sentence
He sent a similar text to a middle-aged blackjack player among very overt sexual messages.
Each den of sin has its selling points, but Puerto Rican casinos make good with $5 minimums at the blackjack tables.
One First-Timer’s Adventures in Culebra and Puerto Rico | Kara Cutruzzula | March 14, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTLater, in the middle of a hot streak, the polo guy starts calling me “Miss 21, Miss blackjack.”
One First-Timer’s Adventures in Culebra and Puerto Rico | Kara Cutruzzula | March 14, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTInstead they keep at it, with Paul Ryan and old “blackjack” Bennett pressing ever onward at the Values Voter Summit on Friday.
Mitt Romney’s Last-Ditch Strategy: Inflame the Base | Michael Tomasky | September 16, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTThe problem was that I was a card counter: a professional blackjack player.
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"blackjack" Donnely had made that clear in his trial in Texas.
The Penal Cluster | Ivar Jorgensen (AKA Randall Garrett)The next evening, "blackjack" Donnely was shot down at the front door of his own home.
The Penal Cluster | Ivar Jorgensen (AKA Randall Garrett)If that were so, he—or they—could make the late "blackjack" Donnely look like a meek, harmless, little mouse.
The Penal Cluster | Ivar Jorgensen (AKA Randall Garrett)The case, even at that point, might have ended with an acquittal or a hung jury, but Donnely wasn't through using his blackjack.
The Penal Cluster | Ivar Jorgensen (AKA Randall Garrett)He bit off a chew from his plug of "blackjack," and with calm eyes surveyed the doom toward which he was rushing.
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British Dictionary definitions for blackjack (1 of 5)
/ (ˈblækˌdʒæk) mainly US and Canadian /
a truncheon of leather-covered lead with a flexible shaft
(tr) to hit with or as if with a blackjack
(tr) to compel (a person) by threats
Origin of blackjack
1British Dictionary definitions for blackjack (2 of 5)
/ (ˈblækˌdʒæk) /
pontoon or any of various similar card games
the ace of spades
Origin of blackjack
2British Dictionary definitions for blackjack (3 of 5)
/ (ˈblækˌdʒæk) /
a dark iron-rich variety of the mineral sphalerite
Origin of blackjack
3British Dictionary definitions for blackjack (4 of 5)
/ (ˈblækˌdʒæk) /
a small oak tree, Quercus marilandica, of the southeastern US, with blackish bark and fan-shaped leaves: Also called: blackjack oak
Origin of blackjack
4British Dictionary definitions for blackjack (5 of 5)
/ (ˈblækˌdʒæk) /
a tarred leather tankard or jug
Origin of blackjack
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