a short, leather-covered club, consisting of a heavy head on a flexible handle, used as a weapon.

Cards .

twenty-one ( def. 4 ) .

Also called natural. (in twenty-one) an ace together with a ten or a face card as the first two cards dealt.

a variety of twenty-one in which any player can become dealer.

black flag ( defs. 1, 2 ) .

a small oak, Quercus marilandica, of the eastern U.S., having a nearly black bark and a wood of little value except for fuel.

a large drinking cup or jug for beer, ale, etc., originally made of leather coated externally with tar. Compare bombard ( def. 7 ) .

caramel or burnt sugar for coloring spirits, vinegar, coffee, etc.

Mineralogy . a dark, iron-rich variety of sphalerite.

to strike or beat with a blackjack.

to compel by threat.

verb

dragoon , force