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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) blackjack
a short, leather-covered club, consisting of a heavy head on a flexible handle, used as a weapon.

2.  blackjack
an ace together with a ten or a face card as the first two cards dealt in a hand of this game.

3.  blackjack
a small oak, Quercus marilandica, of the eastern U.S., having a nearly black bark.

4.  blackjack
a large drinking cup or jug for beer, ale, etc., orig. made of leather coated externally with tar.

5.  blackjack
a dark, iron-rich variety of sphalerite.

6. (v.t.) blackjack
to strike or beat with a blackjack.

7.  blackjack
to compel by threat.

Etymology: (1505–15)

Definition of 'blackjack'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) blackjack oak, blackjack, jack oak, Quercus marilandica
a common scrubby deciduous tree of central and southeastern United States having dark bark and broad three-lobed (club-shaped) leaves; tends to form dense thickets

2. (noun) blackjack, cosh, sap
a piece of metal covered by leather with a flexible handle; used for hitting people

3. (noun) black flag, pirate flag, Jolly Roger, blackjack
a flag usually bearing a white skull and crossbones on a black background; indicates a pirate ship

4. (verb) blackjack, twenty-one, vingt-et-un
a gambling game using cards; the object is to hold cards having a higher count than those dealt to the banker up to but not exceeding 21

5. (verb) blackmail, blackjack, pressure
exert pressure on someone through threats

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