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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: 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 [syn: blackjack oak, blackjack, jack oak, Quercus marilandica]
2: a piece of metal covered by leather with a flexible handle; used for hitting people [syn: blackjack, cosh, sap]
3: a flag usually bearing a white skull and crossbones on a black background; indicates a pirate ship [syn: black flag, pirate flag, Jolly Roger, blackjack]
4: 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 [syn: blackjack, twenty-one, vingt- et-un] v
1: exert pressure on someone through threats [syn: blackmail, blackjack, pressure]

Merriam Webster's

I. noun Date: 1591 1. [black + jack (vessel)] a tankard for beer or ale usually of tar-coated leather 2. sphalerite 3. a hand weapon typically consisting of a piece of leather-enclosed metal with a strap or springy shaft for a handle 4. an often scrubby oak (Quercus marilandica) chiefly of the southeastern U.S. — called also blackjack oak 5. a card game the object of which is to be dealt cards having a higher count than those of the dealer up to but not exceeding 21 — called also twenty-one, vingt-et-un II. transitive verb Date: 1905 1. to strike with a blackjack 2. to coerce with threats or pressure

Oxford Reference Dictionary

1. n. 1 the card-game pontoon. 2 US a flexible leaded bludgeon. Etymology: BLACK + JACK(1) 2. n. a pirates' black flag. Etymology: BLACK + JACK(1) 3. n. a tarred-leather vessel for alcoholic liquor. Etymology: BLACK + JACK(2)

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