A game in which jackstones are thrown and picked up in various groups between bounces of a small rubber ball.
Game equipment consisting of one of several small six-pointed metal pieces that are picked up while bouncing a ball in the game of jacks.
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Examples for "jacks "
1 Photo: Donald Nicolson The Beast in the process of refurbishment, jacks removed.
2 And when one jacks up its prices, the rest follow in lockstep.
3 Most members of the profession are depressed steeple - jacks , ex-stevedors, ex-sailors and bums.
4 To steady these and hold on by were double shrouds of supple - jacks .
5 Notwithstanding their stunted growth, the black - jacks are umbrageous, and give good shade.
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 .
1 That he had no jackstones was of small moment to him.
2 They were scattered as jackstones are scattered from a gigantic throw.
3 Our jackstones , by the way, were not stones but bones.
4 Only she's lost her jackstones and I can't find mine.
5 He's in the pasture playing jackstones with the children.
6 I soon came across him: he was playing jackstones with some other boys in the church-porch.
7 He's playing; jackstones with the children.
8 A rag baby apiece contented us, and if we had a set of jackstones we were perfectly happy.
9 I don't play jackstones with them.
10 Mumbly peg; jackstones ; Hop Scotch.
11 Because, by Zeus, said Sospis, I see the children playing odd and even with jackstones and the Academics with words.
12 This he laid on the floor and seated himself upon it, tossing the jackstones to his sister to begin the game.
13 Three or four of the girls gathered up some pebbles, squatted down in a group and scattered them as they would a lot of jackstones .
14 "Did you ever play Jackstones ? " said the Leprecaun.
15 "They'd make lovely jackstones , " she whispered.
16 "Nor with jackstones either; if I can't do any better than you I'm sure I can't do any worse."
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