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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

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]


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