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BLACK MARIA
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A form of whist in which players avoid winning tricks containing hearts or the queen of spades
Synonyms:
Black Maria; hearts
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("Black Maria" is a kind of...):
long whist; short whist; whist (a card game for four players who form two partnerships; a pack of 52 cards is dealt and each side scores one point for each trick it takes in excess of six)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Van used by police to transport prisoners
Synonyms:
black Maria; paddy wagon; patrol wagon; police van; police wagon; wagon
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("black Maria" is a kind of...):
van (a truck with an enclosed cargo space)
