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]