1.
[syn: jacks, jackstones, knucklebones]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Jackstone \Jack"stone`\, n.
1. One of the pebbles or pieces used in the game of
jackstones.
[1913 Webster]
2. (pl.) A game played with five small stones or pieces of
metal. See 6th Chuck. Also called jacks. See
jack[12], n.
[1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
carangid \carangid\ n.
any fish of the family Carangidae, including the
cavallas, jacks, pompanos and scads.
[WordNet 1.5]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
jacks
n 1: a game in which jackstones are thrown and picked up in
various groups between bounces of a small rubber ball [syn:
jacks, jackstones, knucklebones]
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:
44 Moby Thesaurus words for "jacks":
agate, ball, baseball bat, bat, battledore, bauble, blocks,
checkerboard, chessboard, club, cockhorse, cricket bat, cue, doll,
doll carriage, gewgaw, gimcrack, golf club, hobbyhorse,
jack-in-the-box, jackstones, jackstraws, kickshaw, knickknack,
marble, marionette, mig, paper doll, pick-up sticks, pinwheel,
plaything, puppet, racket, rag doll, rocking horse, sport, steelie,
taw, teetotum, top, toy, toy soldier, trinket, whim-wham