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| black·jack [ blák jàk ] |
noun (plural black·jacks) |
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1. card games card game: a card game in which the winner is the player holding cards of a total value closest to, but not more than, 21 points
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2. card games winning combination of cards: a combination of an ace and a face card, which is a winning hand in blackjack
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3. arms short club: a weapon in the form of a short leather-covered club
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4. minerals black mineral: a black variety of the mineral sphalerite or zinc blende
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interjection |
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card games indicating win at blackjack: used to indicate to other players that a blackjack has been dealt
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transitive verb (past and past participle black·jacked, present participle black·jack·ing, 3rd person present singular black·jacks) |
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1. hit somebody with club: to hit somebody with a short club
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2. force: to force somebody to do something
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| [Early 20th century. <jack1 "playing card"] |
