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English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Pronunciation

Noun

blackjack (countable and uncountable, plural blackjacks)

  1. (card games) A common gambling card game in casinos, where the object is to get as close to 21 without going over.
    Synonyms: pontoon, twenty-one, vingt-et-un
  2. (card games) A hand in the game of blackjack consisting of a face card and an ace.
  3. (card games) A variant of switch where each player is initially dealt the same number of cards, usually seven, and when one player plays a black jack the player whose turn comes next has to pick up that many cards, unless they play a red jack (as this normally cancels a black jack).
  4. (card games) A variant of hearts where the Jack of Spades is the penalty card.
  5. 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).
  6. (weaponry) A small, flat, blunt, usually leather-covered weapon loaded with heavy material such as lead or ball bearings, intended to inflict a blow to the head that renders the victim unconscious with diminished risk of lasting cranial trauma.
    Coordinate terms: baton, cosh, sap
    • 2016, Justin O. Schmidt, The Sting of the Wild, Johns Hopkins University Press,, →ISBN, page 131:
      The pain is sometimes like the dull, heavy thud of being hit with a lead-filled blackjack; other times like a wizard is reaching deep below the skin and ripping muscles, tendons, and nerves.
  7. (aviation) A tool of leather filled with shot (or similar), resembling the weapon, used for shaping sheet metal.
  8. Any of several species of weed of genus Bidens, such as Bidens pilosa, in the family Compositae.
  9. Ellipsis of blackjack oak.
    • 1930, Edna Ferber, Cimarron, page 23:
      A little creek ran through the land, and the prairie rolled a little there, too. Nothing but blackjacks for miles around it, but on that section, because of the water, I suppose, there were elms and persimmons and cottonwoods and even a grove of pecans.
    • 1931, William Faulkner, Sanctuary, Library of America, published 1985, page 20:
      A steep slope rose, crested by stunted blackjacks.
  10. Any of a series of hard, dark soils, often considered low quality, but suitable for growing certain crops such as cotton.
    • 1859, Henry Ward Beecher, Plain and Pleasant Talk about Fruits, Flowers, and Farming, page 216:
      This man had a brother about six miles off, settled on a rich White River bottom-land farm -- and while a blackjack clay soil yielded seventy bushels to the acre, this fine bottom-land would not average fifty.
    • 1884, United States Census Office, Census Reports: Tenth Census: June 1, 1880: Cotton production in the United States, page 20:
      Blackjack soil is generally the poorest of all; it covers the narrow and rocky ridges, and has a stunted growth of blackjack and post oaks. The soil is dark in color, thin and cold, and is underlaid with pale yellow or slate-colored clay.
    • 1911, Field Operations of the Bureau of Soils, page 1871:
      The predominant soil is the blackjack soil like that of the lower plateaus, seemingly, however, in most cases a little more sandy and a little coarser in grain.
    • 2010, Gary Mark Fleeger, Steven J. Whitmeyer, The Mid-Atlantic Shore to the Appalachian Highlands: Field Trip Guidebook for the 2010 Joint Meeting of the Northeastern and Southeastern GSA Sections, Geological Society of America, →ISBN, page 48:
      Today, most types of land development in areas underlain by Iredell and related “blackjack” soil series—a catch-all term for Jackland, Whitestore, Orange, Zion, and other high shrink-swell clayey soils—is generally discouraged.
    • 2011, Michael Eury, Concord, Arcadia Publishing, →ISBN:
      Cotton grew robustly in western Cabarrus County's blackjack soil, pointing Concord beyond its agricultural base toward its first industry: textiles.
  11. (pharmacology, UK, Australia, rare) Ammonium bituminosulfonate.
    • 1914 October 11, The Sunday Times, Perth, Australia, page 1, column 9:
      "Next!" steps gingerly in to confront the medical eye fastened questioningly upon him. "Crook in the guts," he says tersely. The picturesque reports of previously treated and disgusted patients - have left him doubtful, and he casts, an anathematising eye upon the "Black Jack" bottle. "Tabloids and duty!" says the doctor, and the sufferer sighs with relief.
    • 2010 October 19, John Davies, birminghamhistory.co.uk:
      I remember Black Jack very well and actually like the smell. It is no longer available with that trade name but glycerine of ichthammol can still be bought in chemists.
    • 2008 September 19, stef240377, MoneySavingExpert.com:
      Used to be called Black Jack think my mom had an ancient jar in her medicine cupboard.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Polish: blackjack

Translations

Verb

blackjack (third-person singular simple present blackjacks, present participle blackjacking, simple past and past participle blackjacked)

  1. To strike with a blackjack or similar weapon.

See also

Further reading

Finnish

Etymology

From English blackjack.

Pronunciation

Noun

blackjack

  1. blackjack (card game)
  2. blackjack (hand in that game)

Declension

Inflection of blackjack (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative blackjack blackjackit
genitive blackjackin blackjackien
partitive blackjackiä blackjackejä
illative blackjackiin blackjackeihin
singular plural
nominative blackjack blackjackit
accusative nom. blackjack blackjackit
gen. blackjackin
genitive blackjackin blackjackien
partitive blackjackiä blackjackejä
inessive blackjackissä blackjackeissä
elative blackjackistä blackjackeistä
illative blackjackiin blackjackeihin
adessive blackjackillä blackjackeillä
ablative blackjackiltä blackjackeiltä
allative blackjackille blackjackeille
essive blackjackinä blackjackeinä
translative blackjackiksi blackjackeiksi
abessive blackjackittä blackjackeittä
instructive blackjackein
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of blackjack (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative blackjackini blackjackini
accusative nom. blackjackini blackjackini
gen. blackjackini
genitive blackjackini blackjackieni
partitive blackjackiäni blackjackejäni
inessive blackjackissäni blackjackeissäni
elative blackjackistäni blackjackeistäni
illative blackjackiini blackjackeihini
adessive blackjackilläni blackjackeilläni
ablative blackjackiltäni blackjackeiltäni
allative blackjackilleni blackjackeilleni
essive blackjackinäni blackjackeinäni
translative blackjackikseni blackjackeikseni
abessive blackjackittäni blackjackeittäni
instructive
comitative blackjackeineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative blackjackisi blackjackisi
accusative nom. blackjackisi blackjackisi
gen. blackjackisi
genitive blackjackisi blackjackiesi
partitive blackjackiäsi blackjackejäsi
inessive blackjackissäsi blackjackeissäsi
elative blackjackistäsi blackjackeistäsi
illative blackjackiisi blackjackeihisi
adessive blackjackilläsi blackjackeilläsi
ablative blackjackiltäsi blackjackeiltäsi
allative blackjackillesi blackjackeillesi
essive blackjackinäsi blackjackeinäsi
translative blackjackiksesi blackjackeiksesi
abessive blackjackittäsi blackjackeittäsi
instructive
comitative blackjackeinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative blackjackimme blackjackimme
accusative nom. blackjackimme blackjackimme
gen. blackjackimme
genitive blackjackimme blackjackiemme
partitive blackjackiämme blackjackejämme
inessive blackjackissämme blackjackeissämme
elative blackjackistämme blackjackeistämme
illative blackjackiimme blackjackeihimme
adessive blackjackillämme blackjackeillämme
ablative blackjackiltämme blackjackeiltämme
allative blackjackillemme blackjackeillemme
essive blackjackinämme blackjackeinämme
translative blackjackiksemme blackjackeiksemme
abessive blackjackittämme blackjackeittämme
instructive
comitative blackjackeinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative blackjackinne blackjackinne
accusative nom. blackjackinne blackjackinne
gen. blackjackinne
genitive blackjackinne blackjackienne
partitive blackjackiänne blackjackejänne
inessive blackjackissänne blackjackeissänne
elative blackjackistänne blackjackeistänne
illative blackjackiinne blackjackeihinne
adessive blackjackillänne blackjackeillänne
ablative blackjackiltänne blackjackeiltänne
allative blackjackillenne blackjackeillenne
essive blackjackinänne blackjackeinänne
translative blackjackiksenne blackjackeiksenne
abessive blackjackittänne blackjackeittänne
instructive
comitative blackjackeinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative blackjackinsä blackjackinsä
accusative nom. blackjackinsä blackjackinsä
gen. blackjackinsä
genitive blackjackinsä blackjackiensä
partitive blackjackiään
blackjackiänsä
blackjackejään
blackjackejänsä
inessive blackjackissään
blackjackissänsä
blackjackeissään
blackjackeissänsä
elative blackjackistään
blackjackistänsä
blackjackeistään
blackjackeistänsä
illative blackjackiinsä blackjackeihinsä
adessive blackjackillään
blackjackillänsä
blackjackeillään
blackjackeillänsä
ablative blackjackiltään
blackjackiltänsä
blackjackeiltään
blackjackeiltänsä
allative blackjackilleen
blackjackillensä
blackjackeilleen
blackjackeillensä
essive blackjackinään
blackjackinänsä
blackjackeinään
blackjackeinänsä
translative blackjackikseen
blackjackiksensä
blackjackeikseen
blackjackeiksensä
abessive blackjackittään
blackjackittänsä
blackjackeittään
blackjackeittänsä
instructive
comitative blackjackeineen
blackjackeinensä

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Inflection of blackjack (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative blackjack blackjackit
genitive blackjackin blackjackien
partitive blackjackia blackjackeja
illative blackjackiin blackjackeihin
singular plural
nominative blackjack blackjackit
accusative nom. blackjack blackjackit
gen. blackjackin
genitive blackjackin blackjackien
partitive blackjackia blackjackeja
inessive blackjackissa blackjackeissa
elative blackjackista blackjackeista
illative blackjackiin blackjackeihin
adessive blackjackilla blackjackeilla
ablative blackjackilta blackjackeilta
allative blackjackille blackjackeille
essive blackjackina blackjackeina
translative blackjackiksi blackjackeiksi
abessive blackjackitta blackjackeitta
instructive blackjackein
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of blackjack (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative blackjackini blackjackini
accusative nom. blackjackini blackjackini
gen. blackjackini
genitive blackjackini blackjackieni
partitive blackjackiani blackjackejani
inessive blackjackissani blackjackeissani
elative blackjackistani blackjackeistani
illative blackjackiini blackjackeihini
adessive blackjackillani blackjackeillani
ablative blackjackiltani blackjackeiltani
allative blackjackilleni blackjackeilleni
essive blackjackinani blackjackeinani
translative blackjackikseni blackjackeikseni
abessive blackjackittani blackjackeittani
instructive
comitative blackjackeineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative blackjackisi blackjackisi
accusative nom. blackjackisi blackjackisi
gen. blackjackisi
genitive blackjackisi blackjackiesi
partitive blackjackiasi blackjackejasi
inessive blackjackissasi blackjackeissasi
elative blackjackistasi blackjackeistasi
illative blackjackiisi blackjackeihisi
adessive blackjackillasi blackjackeillasi
ablative blackjackiltasi blackjackeiltasi
allative blackjackillesi blackjackeillesi
essive blackjackinasi blackjackeinasi
translative blackjackiksesi blackjackeiksesi
abessive blackjackittasi blackjackeittasi
instructive
comitative blackjackeinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative blackjackimme blackjackimme
accusative nom. blackjackimme blackjackimme
gen. blackjackimme
genitive blackjackimme blackjackiemme
partitive blackjackiamme blackjackejamme
inessive blackjackissamme blackjackeissamme
elative blackjackistamme blackjackeistamme
illative blackjackiimme blackjackeihimme
adessive blackjackillamme blackjackeillamme
ablative blackjackiltamme blackjackeiltamme
allative blackjackillemme blackjackeillemme
essive blackjackinamme blackjackeinamme
translative blackjackiksemme blackjackeiksemme
abessive blackjackittamme blackjackeittamme
instructive
comitative blackjackeinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative blackjackinne blackjackinne
accusative nom. blackjackinne blackjackinne
gen. blackjackinne
genitive blackjackinne blackjackienne
partitive blackjackianne blackjackejanne
inessive blackjackissanne blackjackeissanne
elative blackjackistanne blackjackeistanne
illative blackjackiinne blackjackeihinne
adessive blackjackillanne blackjackeillanne
ablative blackjackiltanne blackjackeiltanne
allative blackjackillenne blackjackeillenne
essive blackjackinanne blackjackeinanne
translative blackjackiksenne blackjackeiksenne
abessive blackjackittanne blackjackeittanne
instructive
comitative blackjackeinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative blackjackinsa blackjackinsa
accusative nom. blackjackinsa blackjackinsa
gen. blackjackinsa
genitive blackjackinsa blackjackiensa
partitive blackjackiaan
blackjackiansa
blackjackejaan
blackjackejansa
inessive blackjackissaan
blackjackissansa
blackjackeissaan
blackjackeissansa
elative blackjackistaan
blackjackistansa
blackjackeistaan
blackjackeistansa
illative blackjackiinsa blackjackeihinsa
adessive blackjackillaan
blackjackillansa
blackjackeillaan
blackjackeillansa
ablative blackjackiltaan
blackjackiltansa
blackjackeiltaan
blackjackeiltansa
allative blackjackilleen
blackjackillensa
blackjackeilleen
blackjackeillensa
essive blackjackinaan
blackjackinansa
blackjackeinaan
blackjackeinansa
translative blackjackikseen
blackjackiksensa
blackjackeikseen
blackjackeiksensa
abessive blackjackittaan
blackjackittansa
blackjackeittaan
blackjackeittansa
instructive
comitative blackjackeineen
blackjackeinensa

Polish

Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia pl

Alternative forms

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English blackjack.

Pronunciation

Noun

blackjack m animal

  1. (card games) blackjack (common gambling card game in casinos, where the object is to get as close to 21 without going over)

Declension

Further reading

  • blackjack in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • blackjack in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Spanish

Noun

blackjack m (plural blackjacks)

  1. blackjack (card game)

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