Black-game, Black-grouse, n. See blackcock
Blackguard, n. Scurrilous or abusive fellow, low fellow, vile fellow, scamp, scoundrel, villain, rascal, rogue, rapscallion, loon, lown.
Blackguard, a.
- 1. Scurrilous, abusive, contumelious, insulting, ribald, vituperative, opprobrious, black-mouthed, foul-
mouthed.
- 2. Vile, low, worthless, base, villanous, scoundrel, scoundrelly, rascally, rascal, dishonorable, blackguardly.
Blackguardism, n.
- 1. Ribaldry, scurrility, indecency, obscenity, foul language, billingsgate.
- 2. Scoundrelism, rascality, baseness, villany, villanousness, low ways, vile behavior, worthlessness.
Black-gum, n. Sour-gum, yellow-gum (Nyssa villosa).
Black-hearted, a. Malignant, malicious, malevolent, villanous, base, cruel, unfeeling, full of hate.
Black hellebore. Christmas rose (Helleborus niger).
Black-jack, n.
- 1. [Term used by miners.] Blende, zinc-blende, sulphuret of zinc, false galena, mock lead.
- 2. Black flag, piratical ensign, skull and cross-bones.
Black-lead, n. Plumbago, graphite.
Blackleg, n. Gambler, sharper, swindler.
Blackmail, n.
- 1. Tribute (paid for immunity from robbery), brigand-tax.
- 2. Hush-money, bribe to keep silence.
- 3. Extortion by threats.
Black man. Negro, blackamoor, black, blackey, moor.
Black-mouthed, a. Foul-mouthed, scurrilous. See blackguard, a.
Black-quarter, n. Quarter-evil, quarter-ill, blackspaul, blackleg.