BLACK JACK

  

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BLACK JACK

Specialty Definition: BLACK JACK

DomainDefinition

Literature

Black Jack Black Jack rides a good horse (Cornish). The miners call blende or sulphide of zinc "Black Jack," the occurrence of which is considered by them a favourable indication. The blende rides upon a lode of good ore.
Black Jack (A ). A large leather gotch for beer and ale, so called from the outside being tarred. Source: Brewer's Dictionary.

Mining

Thin stratum of coal interbeding with layers of slate; slaty coal with a high ash content. Source: European Union. (references)

Slang in 1811

BLACK JACK. A nick name given to the Recorder by the Thieves.
BLACK JACK. A jug to drink out of, made of jacked leather. Source: 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Specialty Definition: Black Jack

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

For manga, see Blackjack.

In philately, the "Black Jack" is the two-cent postage stamp depicting Andrew Jackson, issued by the United States in 1863.

Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Black Jack."

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Synonyms: BLACK JACK

Synonyms by domain: black-jack (sports & leisuregeographymining).

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Crosswords: BLACK JACK

English words defined with "BLACK JACK": Ring-necked duck. (references)

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Modern Usage: BLACK JACK

DomainUsage

Movie/TV Titles

Black Jack (1968)

The 100 Lives of Black Jack Savage (1991)

Disney Presents The 100 Lives of Black Jack Savage (1991)

Black Jack City (1991)

Song Titles

Black Jack Davy (performing artist: The Incredible String Band)

Black Jack Davy (performing artist: Steeleye Span)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Commercial Usage: BLACK JACK

DomainTitle

Books

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Image Slideshow: BLACK JACK

Photos:
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Photo Album: BLACK JACK

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Black Jack Burdock. Credit: Library of Congress.

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Spoken Usage: BLACK JACK

SpeakerPhrase(s)

Dennis Miller

Look, all religion has done is to jump-start a grudge war over it's individual beliefs and at least in casinos everyone can get along, have a few drinks, play a little Black Jack and forget their problems.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Cities: BLACK JACK


1. Black Jack, MO (city, FIPS 6004)
Location: 38.79815 N, 90.26360 W
Population (1990): 6128 (2076 housing units)
Area: 6.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Country: USA

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Expression: BLACK JACK

Expression using "BLACK JACK": black Jack Pershing. Additional references.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: BLACK JACK

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.
 
ExpressionFrequency
per Day
ExpressionFrequency
per Day

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12,778

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165

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850

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164

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649

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161

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577

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157

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521

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140

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505

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134

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501

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130

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409

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122

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404

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121

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385

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115

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350

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115

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298

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111

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252

casino poker black jack

109

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244

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99

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243

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98

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226

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97

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213

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96

online casino black jack

191

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86

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181

general black jack pershing

86

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172

21 black jack

86
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translation: BLACK JACK

Language Translations for "BLACK JACK"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Danish

  

zinkblende (blackjack, blende, sphalerite), sphalerit (sphalerite). (various references)

   

Dutch

  

zinkblende (blende, sphalerite), sfaleriet (blackjack, blende, sphalerite), eenentwintigen. (various references)

   

Finnish

  

pehmeä hiilipitoinen savi (blackjack), kennelhiilen laji (blackjack). (various references)

   

French

  

blende obscure (blackjack), zinc sulfuré, sphalérite (blackjack, blende, zinc blende). (various references)

   

German

  

Zinkblende (blackjack, blende, sphalerite), Sphalerit (sphalerite). (various references)

   

Hebrew 

  

"'ל שו""י ים. (various references)

   

Italian

  

blenda (blende), sfalerite (blackjack, blende, false galena, jack, mock lead, mock ore, pseudogalena, sphalerite, steel jack, zinc blende). (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

ackblay ackjay

   

Romanian

  

douãzeci-şi-unu, ciomag (bat, blow, bludgeon, club, lick). (various references)

   

Spanish

  

blenda oscura (blackjack). (various references)

   

Swedish

  

ungt dåligt kol,skiffrigt kol (blackjack). (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Anagrams: BLACK JACK

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Direct Anagrams: blackjack.

Words within the letters "a-a-b-c-c-j-k-k-l"

-3 letters: jackal.

-4 letters: aback, alack, bacca, black, cabal, clack, jacal.

-5 letters: alba, baal, back, balk, caca, calk, jack, kaka, lack.

 Words containing the letters "a-a-b-c-c-j-k-k-l"
 

+1 letter: blackjacks.

 

+2 letters: blackjacked.

 

+3 letters: blackjacking.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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INDEX

1. Synonyms
2. Crosswords
3. Usage: Modern
4. Usage: Commercial
5. Images: Slideshow
6. Images: Photo Album
7. Quotations: Spoken
8. Cities
9. Expressions
10. Expressions: Internet
11. Translations: Modern
12. Anagrams
13. Bibliography


  

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