arbalest vs blackjack

arbalest

noun
  • A crossbow. 

  • A crossbowman. 

blackjack

noun
  • A tool of leather filled with shot (or similar), resembling the weapon, used for shaping sheet metal. 

  • A blackjack oak. 

  • Ammonium bituminosulfonate. 

  • A hand in the game of blackjack consisting of a face card and an ace. 

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

  • A variant of switch where each player is initially dealt the same number of cards, usually seven, and when one player plays a black jack the player whose turn comes next has to pick up that many cards, unless they play a red jack (as this normally cancels a black jack). 

  • 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). 

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

  • Any of a series of hard, dark soils, often considered low quality, but suitable for growing certain crops such as cotton. 

  • 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. 

verb
  • To strike with a blackjack or similar weapon. 

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