black-jack
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a large drinking cup or jug for beer, ale, etc., originally made of leather coated externally with tar.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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