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Plaything consisting of small 6-pointed metal pieces that are used (along with a ball) to play the game of jacks
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jackstones
Word definitions for jackstones in dictionaries
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Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (plural of jackstone English)
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Jack \Jack\ (j[a^]k), n. [F. Jacques James, L. Jacobus, Gr. ?, Heb. Ya 'aq[=o]b Jacob; prop., seizing by the heel; hence, a supplanter. Cf. Jacobite , Jockey .] A familiar nickname of, or substitute for, John. You are John Rugby, and you are Jack Rugby. ...
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. plaything consisting of small 6-pointed metal pieces that are used (along with a ball) to play the game of jacks [syn: jacks ] a game in which jackstones are thrown and picked up in various groups between bounces of a small rubber ball [syn: jacks , ...
Usage examples of jackstones.
They were scattered as jackstones are scattered from a gigantic throw.
Tossing the ball and picking up the clever little jackstones was a beautiful thing to be doing.
Besides many other things, there were piles of jackstones in the window, exactly like Mary's.
Imagine, to have a whole set of jackstones, to carry them home in a little bag at night!
Bounce the ball to a count of three, one toss it up, two bounce it while you gather up the jackstones quick, quick, three catch it in your hand again.
Maybe jackstones and a ball could be tied into a knot at the edge of her petticoat.