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Meanings of
knucklebones
in anglès
rus
бабки
portuguès
jogo da bugalha
català
ossets
espanyol
taba
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Dexterity game of ancient origins.
jacks
jackstones
Related terms
game of skill
russian folk game
català
ossets
Usage of
knucklebones
in anglès
1
She frowned as she rubbed the musk-ox
knucklebones
together a third time.
2
All five
knucklebones
landed, neatly balanced, on the back of his hand.
3
Half a dozen more were playing some complicated game with human
knucklebones
.
4
She groaned as the waves tossed our ship like a gambler tosses
knucklebones
.
5
She held out her palm and offered Lucius the
knucklebones
.
6
No kneeling figures, no Nellie Underwood, no Cyril, no
knucklebones
.
7
Women playing
knucklebones
:
© The Trustees of the British Museum
8
I searched Ramesses's face and determined to roll the
knucklebones
.
9
Asha glanced around him, but the other students were rolling
knucklebones
and playing Senet.
10
Some of the men played Senet and rolled
knucklebones
.
11
Two lepers were playing
knucklebones
with their own fingers.
12
Ki made a halfhearted attempt at
knucklebones
with Barieus and Lynx, but no one could concentrate.
13
Crozie and I were wagering with the
knucklebones
.
14
Whiles I played at the
knucklebones
.
15
He had abandoned his wheel and was going through some complicated procedure with several little piles of bleached
knucklebones
.
16
A lemony spray sizzled forth; Eric glossed the rag over the coffee table, the TV, the rocking chair's
knucklebones
.
Other examples for "knucklebones"
Grammar, pronunciation and more
About this term
knucklebones
knucklebone
Noun
Plural
Frequent collocations
play knucklebones
roll knucklebones
bleach knucklebones
get knucklebones
human knucklebones
More collocations
Translations for
knucklebones
rus
бабки
portuguès
jogo da bugalha
català
ossets
taba
espanyol
taba
juego de las tabas
matatenas
Knucklebones
through the time