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Slapjack — Slapjack, also known as Slaps is a simplistic card game, generally played among children. It can often be a child s first introduction to playing cards.Gameplay is as follows: a 52 card deck is divided into face down stacks as equally as possible … Wikipedia
Slapjack — Slap jack , n. A flat batter cake cooked on a griddle; a flapjack; a griddlecake. [Local, U.S.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
slapjack — ☆ slapjack [slapjak΄ ] n. FLAPJACK … English World dictionary
Slapjack (weapon) — The slapjack (sometimes spelled slap jack or slap jack) is a batting weapon which may be used in self defense or other forms of hand to hand combat. It typically consists of a round sack containing a hard weight material that may be swung at the… … Wikipedia
slapjack — noun Etymology: 2slap + jack (as in flapjack) Date: 1796 1. pancake 2. a card game in which each player tries to be the first to slap a hand on any jack that appears faceup … New Collegiate Dictionary
slapjack — /slap jak /, n. 1. a simple card game. 2. a flapjack or griddlecake. [1790 1800; SLAP1 + JACK1] Regional Variation. 2. See pancake. * * * … Universalium
slapjack — slap·jack … English syllables
slapjack — slap•jack [[t]ˈslæpˌdʒæk[/t]] n. a flapjack or griddlecake • Etymology: 1790–1800 … From formal English to slang
slapjack — /ˈslæpdʒæk/ (say slapjak) noun 1. a simple card game. 2. US a pancake. {slap + jack1} …
slapjack — n. US a kind of pancake cooked on a griddle. Etymology: SLAP + JACK(1) … Useful english dictionary
