blackjack

black-jack · noun

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Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    A card game in which players try to get cards totaling 21 or as close as possible without exceeding it; also called twenty-one.

  2. 2.

    To strike with a blackjack.

  3. 3.

    A hand in this game consisting of an ace and a card worth ten points.

  4. 4.

    A short, leather-covered club used as a weapon.

  5. 5.

    A type of oak tree with dark bark.

Forms

plural: blackjacks

Related words

See also: cards, casino, poker
Synonyms: pontoon, twenty-one

Etymology

From black + Jack (a common personal name used generically). The card game name comes from a bonus paid for a hand of the ace of spades and a black Jack.