Blackjack

Alternative forms

 * black jack, black-jack

Pronunciation

 * ,, {{SAMPA|/"bl{kdZ{k/}}

Noun

 * 1)  The most common gambling card game in casinos.
 * 2) The flag (i.e., a jack) traditionally flown by pirate ships; popularly thought to be a white skull and crossed bones on a black field (the Jolly Roger). In older literature sometimes spelled "black jack".
 * 3) a small truncheon, commonly made of a leather senneted tube, the slender handle being slightly flexible and the upper more bulbous end being loaded with lead or other heavy material.
 * 4) a type of weed, Bidens pilosa, in the family Compositae.

Verb

 * 1) To strike with a blackjack or similar weapon.

Thesaurus
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