black|jack

black|jack «BLAK _JAK», noun, verb.

–n.

1. a club with a flexible handle, used as a weapon.

2. the black flag of a pirate; Jolly Roger.

3. a small oak of the eastern United States that has a bark that is almost black.

4. a card game in which the players draw cards face down from the dealer, trying for a score of not more than 21 points; the game of twenty-one.

5. caramel or burnt sugar used for coloring spirits, vinegar, and coffee.

6. native zinc sulfide; sphalerite; zinc blende.

7. Archaic. a large drinking cup or jug, formerly made of leather: »

... his nose doth show How oft the blackjack to his lips doth go (old song).

–v.t.

1. to hit (a person) with a blackjack.

2. to coerce.