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Black-jack   Listen
noun
Black-jack  n.  
1.
(Min.) A name given by English miners to sphalerite, or zinc blende; called also false galena. See Blende.
2.
Caramel or burnt sugar, used to color wines, spirits, ground coffee, etc.
3.
A large leather vessel for beer, etc. (Obs.)
4.
(Bot.) The Quercus nigra, or barren oak.
5.
The ensign of a pirate.





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"Black-jack" Quotes from Famous Books



... this race,' he says, when he looks at the entries. 'There's two or three live ones in here. This Black-jack ain't such a bad pup, 'n' this here Pandora runs a bang-up race her last out. Let's wait fur ...
— Blister Jones • John Taintor Foote


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