piratenvlag — meaning in English
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English meaning
- blackjack noun A short, heavy club with a flexible handle, used as a weapon.
Senses
piratenvlag is used for these senses in English:
- Jolly Roger The traditional flag used on European and American pirate ships, and, more recently, by submarine crews, often pictured as a white skull and crossbones on a black field; the blackjack. [from early 18th c.]
- blackjack 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).
blackjack — full definition
- noun A short, heavy club with a flexible handle, used as a weapon.
- verb To hit someone with a blackjack or similar weapon.