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| Noun | 1. A name given by English miners to sphalerite, or zinc blende; -- called also false galena.[Websters] 2. Caramel or burnt sugar, used to color wines, spirits, ground coffee, etc.[Websters] 3. A large leather vessel for beer, etc.[Websters] 4. The Quercus nigra, or barren oak.[Websters] 5. The ensign of a pirate.[Websters]. | |
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Date "Black-jack" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references) |
| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Noun | 1. A name given by English miners to sphalerite, or zinc blende; -- called also false galena.[Websters]
2. Caramel or burnt sugar, used to color wines, spirits, ground coffee, etc.[Websters] 3. A large leather vessel for beer, etc.[Websters] 4. The Quercus nigra, or barren oak.[Websters] 5. The ensign of a pirate.[Websters]. | |
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Date "BLACK-JACK" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references) |
