Blackjack (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun
  1. Cards.
    • 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.
    • (in the game of blackjack) an ace together with a ten or a face card as the first two cards dealt.
  2. a short, leather-covered club, consisting of a heavy head on a flexible handle, used as a weapon.
  3. black flag (defs. 1, 2).
  4. a small oak, Quercus marilandica, of the eastern United States, 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 a large drinking cup or jug for beer, ale, etc., originally made of leather coated externally with tar.
  6. caramel or burnt sugar for coloring spirits, vinegar, coffee, etc.
  7. a dark, iron-rich variety of sphalerite.
verb (used with object)
  1. to strike or beat with a blackjack.
  2. to compel by threat.
noun
  1. a truncheon of leather-covered lead with a flexible shaft
verb
  1. to hit with or as if with a blackjack
  2. to compel (a person) by threats
noun cards
  1. pontoon or any of various similar card games
  2. the ace of spades
noun
  1. a dark iron-rich variety of the mineral sphalerite
noun
  1. a small oak tree, Quercus marilandica, of the southeastern US, with blackish bark and fan-shaped leaves
noun
  1. a tarred leather tankard or jug
Blackjack (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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