Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

black-jack

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.73 in modern English

Syllables: black---jack
IPA

30

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

4

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Sphalerite; zincblende.

British usage; Obsolete; Uncountable

noun

Caramel or burnt sugar, used to colour wines, spirits, ground coffee, etc.

Obsolete; Uncountable

noun

A large leather vessel for beer, etc.

Countable; Obsolete; Uncountable

noun

A water oak or barren oak (Quercus nigra).

Countable; Obsolete; Uncountable

noun

A native African longshoreman or sailor working on a boat.

Countable; Obsolete; Uncountable

noun

A coalfish (Pollachius virens).

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A larva of a sawfly of species Athalia rosae (syns. Athalia centifolia, A. spinarum).

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Alternative form of blackjack.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"‘Oh yes, we’ll probably be wolfing down pasty jambics and swigging away at great black jacks of swingeing ale in no time now,’ he went on heartly."

Usage

Inflected Forms

black-jacks (plural)

Questions

What does black-jack mean?: Sphalerite; zincblende.

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