BLACK-JACK

n.

5 definitions — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)


1.
n.

A name given by English miners to sphalerite, or zinc blende; - - called also false galena. See Blende.

2.
n.

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

3.
n.

A large leather vessel for beer, etc. [Obs.]

4.
n.

The Quercus nigra, or barren oak.

5.
n.

The ensign of a pirate.