Hypertext Webster Gateway: "jackstones"
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
jackstones
n 1: plaything consisting of small 6-pointed metal pieces that
are used (along with a ball) to play the game of jacks
[syn: {jacks}]
2: a game in which jackstones are thrown and picked up in
various groups between bounces of a small rubber ball
[syn: {jacks}, {knucklebones}]
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