black-jack

black-jack is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 4 senses. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.

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  1. 1.Caramel or burnt sugar, used to color wines, spirits, ground coffee, etc.
  2. 2.A large leather vessel for beer, etc. [Obs.]
  3. 3.(Bot.) The Quercus nigra, or barren oak.
  4. 4.The ensign of a pirate.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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