Blackjack Definition
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blackjacks
noun
blackjacks
A leather-covered bludgeon with a short, flexible shaft or strap, used as a hand weapon.
American Heritage
A large beer mug, formerly made of leather coated with tar.
Webster's New World
A card game in which the object is to accumulate cards with a higher count than that of the dealer but not exceeding 21.
American Heritage
Webster's New World
Sphalerite.
American Heritage
Synonyms:
- cudgel
- stick
- bat
- jolly-roger
- pirate flag
- black-flag
- Quercus marilandica
- jack oak
- blackjack-oak
- sap
- cosh
- vingt-et-un
- twenty-one
- seven-up
- put-and-take
verb
blackjacks
To hit or beat with a blackjack.
American Heritage
To hit with a blackjack.
Webster's New World
To coerce by threats.
American Heritage
To force (a person) to do something by threatening, as if with a blackjack.
Webster's New World
To strike with a blackjack or similar weapon.
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