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blackjack
[blak-jak]
noun
Cards.
Also called twenty-one.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a large drinking cup or jug for beer, ale, etc., originally made of leather coated externally with tar.
caramel or burnt sugar for coloring spirits, vinegar, coffee, etc.
Mineralogy.a dark, iron-rich variety of sphalerite.
verb (used with object)
to strike or beat with a blackjack.
to compel by threat.
blackjack
1/ ˈæˌæ /
noun
a truncheon of leather-covered lead with a flexible shaft
verb
(tr) to hit with or as if with a blackjack
(tr) to compel (a person) by threats
blackjack
2/ ˈæˌæ /
noun
pontoon or any of various similar card games
the ace of spades
blackjack
3/ ˈæˌæ /
noun
a dark iron-rich variety of the mineral sphalerite
blackjack
4/ ˈæˌæ /
noun
Also called: blackjack oak.a small oak tree, Quercus marilandica , of the southeastern US, with blackish bark and fan-shaped leaves
blackjack
5/ ˈæˌæ /
noun
a tarred leather tankard or jug
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Example Sentences
And there was the casino, where he played blackjack — after losing $1,000 at the baccarat table — because he preferred the lower-stakes game.
But unlike blackjack, global markets are affected by all kinds of forces — climate change, politics and policies and pandemics are a few.
He congratulated me, his amusement evident, and let me teach him blackjack while we waited.
"It's pure gambling. Election betting can forecast the future no better than gambling whether or not you'll get 21 in blackjack," said Cantrell Dumas, director of derivatives policy at Better Markets.
The shindig at first seemed like any other Hispanic chamber of commerce event, with people handing me business cards like dealers at a blackjack table.
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