What is "jacks"

carangid \carangid\ n. any fish of the family Carangidae, including the cavallas, jacks, pompanos and scads.

Jackstone \Jack"stone`\, n.

1. One of the pebbles or pieces used in the game of jackstones.

2. (pl.) A game played with five small stones or pieces of metal. See 6th Chuck. Also called jacks. See jack[12], n.

n. (Jack English) n. (surname patronymic from=given names dot=) derived from (term: Jack).

1. n. plaything consisting of small 6-pointed metal pieces that are used (along with a ball) to play the game of jacks [syn: jackstones]

2. a game in which jackstones are thrown and picked up in various groups between bounces of a small rubber ball [syn: jackstones, knucklebones]

Jacks may refer to:

• Knucklebones, a game of ancient origin, also known as "jacks"
• Jacks (band), a 1960s Japanese psychedelic rock band
• Jacks Mountain, a ridge in Pennsylvania, United States
• Jacks River, a river in the Cohutta Wilderness Area, Georgia, United States
• Jack's, a fast food restaurant chain in the United States

Jacks were a 1960s Japanese psychedelic rock group who released their best known studio album Vacant World in 1968.