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black-jack
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black-jack, n.
- A name given by English miners to sphalerite, or zinc blende; -- called also
false galena . See Blende. [1913 Webster] - Caramel or burnt sugar, used to color wines, spirits, ground coffee, etc. [1913 Webster]
- A large leather vessel for beer, etc. [1913 Webster]
- The
Quercus nigra , or barren oak. [1913 Webster] - The ensign of a pirate. [1913 Webster]
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