black-jack English

Meaning black-jack meaning

What does black-jack mean?

black-jack noun

— (obsolete, mineral, UK) Sphalerite; zincblende.

— (obsolete) Caramel or burnt sugar, used to colour wines, spirits, ground coffee, etc.

— (obsolete) A large leather vessel for beer, etc.

— (obsolete) The Quercus nigra, water oak or barren oak.

— (obsolete, circa 1700s) A native African longshoreman or sailor working on a boat.

Synonyms black-jack synonyms

What other words have the same or similar meaning as black-jack?

black-jack English » English

vingt-un

vingt-et-un

twenty-one

pontoon

bludgeon

blende

black flag