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Meanings of blackjack in English

Portuguese
jolly roger
Catalan
jolly roger
Spanish
jolly roger

A flag usually bearing a white skull and crossbones on a black background; indicates a pirate ship.

jolly roger
Portuguese
vinte-e-um
Catalan
blackjack

A gambling game using cards; the object is to hold cards having a higher count than those dealt to the banker up to but not exceeding 21.

vinte-e-um
Synonyms
Examples for "black flag"
Examples for "black flag"
1
The black flag from the Alamo and the Missions hung above it.
Remember the Alamo
2
The black flag you saw flying at the peak was no deception.
The Coral Island: A Tale of the Pacific Ocean
3
For more than fifty generations the church has carried the black flag.
Lectures of Col. R. G. Ingersoll - Latest
4
Never did the black flag of a Caesar or a Napoleon III.
Confiscation; An Outline
5
One recreated the group's notorious black flag to fit the avian theme.
The Guardian
1
Bring a pirate flag, a few bottles of wine, and a laid-back attitude.
Climbing Magazine
2
A pirate flag will set you back fifty-two cents.
The new yorker
3
The skull was mounted on a wall, the leg bones crossed below like the symbol on a pirate flag.
Deadly Décisions
4
A small pirate flag flew at each table, featuring not one but two skulls and crossbones, one for the bride, one for the groom.
Solomon's oak: a novel
5
Ammon McNeely was on the aid horror show Jolly Roger nearby and was drinking King Cobras, flying his pirate flag, and hollering pirate stuff.
Climbing Magazine
1
Something came to relieve the tenseness of the moment for Jolly Roger.
The Country Beyond: A Romance of the Wilderness
2
He was staring at Jolly Roger in a strange sort of way.
The Country Beyond: A Romance of the Wilderness
3
There was no corrosive bitterness of the vengeful in Jolly Roger's heart.
The Country Beyond: A Romance of the Wilderness
4
Her head was no longer in the crook of Jolly Roger's arm.
The Country Beyond: A Romance of the Wilderness
5
Into the forest Jolly Roger went alone, puffing furiously at his pipe.
The Country Beyond: A Romance of the Wilderness
Portuguese
chantagear

Exert pressure on someone through threats.

chantagear
Catalan
saba

A piece of metal covered by leather with a flexible handle; used for hitting people.

saba
Usage of blackjack in English
1
Remember that time we played blackjack and you tried to count cards?
Burned
2
That may be enough to send banks back to the blackjack table.
Reuters
3
Professor Graham Kendall is a mathematician studying blackjack, roulette...and packs of cards.
Radio NZ
4
I like to play blackjack and I love the pools in Vegas.
Reuters
5
Wouldn't nothing grow in the new rows except broom-sedge and blackjack sprouts.
Tobacco Road
6
The blackjack sliced down, missing my head and cutting across my shoulder.
The sailcloth shroud
7
Baker began lying the photos down like a blackjack dealer would cards.
Act of treason
8
There was a burst of applause at the blackjack table; someone had won.
Unbelievable
9
Tin comes from the ore cassiterite; zinc from sphalerite and zincblende, or blackjack.
Let's Collect Rocks and Shells
10
His fingers opened and the blackjack dropped from his hand to the floor.
The Big-Town Round-Up
11
He heard the whistle of air, and knew the blackjack was falling again.
The Wolf’s Hour
12
Nate's hand slid across his waist and touched the blackjack's hilt.
Mutated
13
You'll find the whole works going; monte, Fairbank, stud and blackjack.
The Fifth Ace
14
You venture out armed with only a sword, a blackjack, and a bow.
Wired
15
They waited for the blackjack to burn so they could leave for home.
Tobacco Road
16
The ground was covered with khakiweed and blackjack that reached to my shoulder.
The power of one
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