Blackwells-island
a former name of Roosevelt Island.
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a venomous spider, Latrodectus mactans, widely distributed in the U.S., the female of which is jet-black with an hourglass-shaped red mark on the underside of its abdomen. noun an American spider, Latrodectus mactans, the female of which is black with red markings, highly venomous, and commonly eats its mate n.
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work for which a person is paid in cash, with the transaction not recorded or reported, so as to avoid paying income tax on the amount earned. blackwork. embroidery done with black, usually silk, thread on white fabric, especially linen.