noun
Meaning 1
plural of knucklebone
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, plural
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
knucklebones
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noun
Meaning 2
A children's game, originally played with the knucklebones of sheep, in which small objects are picked up, moved, thrown, and caught according to various rules.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: dibs, jacks
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
a game in which jackstones are thrown and picked up in various groups between bounces of a small rubber ball
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: jacks, jackstones
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: child's game
History
Etymology
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Across languages
Translations
14 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Azerbaijani: aşıq — game
- Catalan: ossets — game
- Catalan: joc del botxí — game
- Catalan: taba — game
- Indonesian: bekel — game
- Indonesian: seremban — game
- Ingrian: papu — game
- Ingrian: babka — game
- Italian: gioco degli astragali — game
- Māori: kaimakamaka — game
- Spanish: matatena — game
- Spanish: chinta — game
- Spanish: payaya — game
- Spanish: yaquis — game