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jacks
/ dʒæks /
noun
- functioning as singular a game in which bone, metal, or plastic pieces ( jackstones ) are thrown and then picked up in various groups between bounces or throws of a small ball Sometimes calledknucklebones
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Word History and Origins
Origin of jacks1
C19: shortened from jackstones , variant of checkstones pebbles
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