Black-jack

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Sphalerite; zincblende. UK, obsolete, uncountable
  2. 2
    Caramel or burnt sugar, used to colour wines, spirits, ground coffee, etc. obsolete, uncountable
  3. 3
    A large leather vessel for beer, etc. countable, obsolete, uncountable
  4. 4
    A water oak or barren oak (Quercus nigra). countable, obsolete, uncountable
  5. 5
    A native African longshoreman or sailor working on a boat. countable, obsolete, uncountable
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  1. 6
    A coalfish (Pollachius virens). countable, uncountable
  2. 7
    A larva of a sawfly of species Athalia rosae (syns. Athalia centifolia, A. spinarum). countable, uncountable
  3. 8
    Alternative form of blackjack. alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable

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