Blackjack vs. Cosh

Blackjacknoun

(card games) A common gambling card game in casinos, where the object is to get as close to 21 without going over.

Blackjacknoun

(card games) A hand in the game of blackjack consisting of a face card and an ace.

Blackjacknoun

The flag (i.e., a jack) traditionally flown by pirate ships; popularly thought to be a white skull and crossed bones on a black field (the Jolly Roger).

Blackjacknoun

A small, flat, blunt, usually leather-covered weapon loaded with heavy material such as lead or ball bearings, intended to inflict a blow to the head that renders the victim unconscious with diminished risk of lasting cranial trauma.

Blackjacknoun

Any of several species of weed of genus Bidens, such as Bidens pilosa, in the family Compositae.

Blackjacknoun

A blackjack oak.

Blackjackverb

To strike with a blackjack or similar weapon.

Blackjacknoun

a common scrubby deciduous tree of central and southeastern United States having dark bark and broad 3-lobed (club-shaped) leaves; tends to form dense thickets

Blackjacknoun

a piece of metal covered by leather with a flexible handle; used for hitting people

Blackjacknoun

a gambling game using cards; the object is to hold cards having a higher count than those dealt to the bank up to but not exceeding 21

Blackjackverb

exert pressure on someone through threats

Blackjack

Blackjack (formerly Black Jack and Vingt-Un) is the most widely played casino banking game in the world. The game is played with decks of 52 cards and is an American descendant of a global family of banking games known as Twenty-One.

Coshnoun

A weapon made of leather-covered metal similar to a blackjack.

Coshnoun

A blunt instrument such as a bludgeon or truncheon.

Coshverb

(transitive) To strike with a weapon of this kind.

Coshnoun

a piece of leather-covered metal with a flexible handle; used for hitting people.

Coshverb

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Coshverb

to hit (someone) with a cosh or similar bludgeon, usually on the head.

Coshnoun

a piece of metal covered by leather with a flexible handle; used for hitting people

Coshverb

hit with a cosh, usually on the head