jackstone

ˈdʒækˌstoʊn

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Definition of jackstone - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

games

Rare

small piece used in the game of jacks

Rare

She picked up the jackstone quickly.

jack

knucklebone

children play

Rare

game played with small stones or metal pieces

Rare

They enjoyed playing jackstone during recess.

jacks

knucklebones

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small piece used in the game of jacks

Origin of jackstone

English, jack (a playing piece) + stone (a small rock)

Examples of jackstone in a sentence

The colorful jackstone was her favorite piece.
Jackstone requires good hand-eye coordination.
Children often play jackstone in the schoolyard.

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French:osselet, osselets, ...
German:Jackstein, Steinspiel, ...
Italian:gioco del campanello, gioco delle pietre, ...
Spanish:jacks, juego de piedritas, ...
Portuguese:pedra de jacks, jogo de pedrinhas, ...
Chinese:抓子石, 抛石子游戏, ...
Japanese:ジャックストーン, お手玉, ...
Arabic:حجر الجكس, لُعْبَة الجَاك, ...
Hebrew:גֶ'קְס, קְלָס, ...
Russian:джек, джекстоун, ...
Ukrainian:джекс, гра в джекстон, ...
Hindi:जैकस्टोन, गिट्टे, ...
Bengali:জ্যাকস্টোন, জ্যাক খেলা, ...
Catalan:pedra de jacks, joc de jack, ...
Czech:kamínek, hra s kamínky, ...
Danish:jacksten, jackspil, ...
Dutch:bikkel, jacksspel, ...
Greek:πετραδάκι, παιχνίδι του τζακ, ...
Hungarian:játékkő, csülközés, ...
Khmer:ដុំល្បែងចាក់, ល្បែងគប់គ្រាប់ថ្ម, ...
Korean:잭스 돌, 잭스 게임, ...
Persian:جک‌استون, بازی جکس, ...
Polish:kostka, gra w jacks, ...
Portuguese (BR):pedrinha, jogo de pedrinhas, ...
Romanian:piatră de joc, joc de jacks, ...
Swedish:klinka, jackspel, ...
Thai:แจ็คสโตน, เกมแจ็ค, ...
Turkish:sek sek taşı, seksek oyunu, ...
Vietnamese:mảnh jacks, trò chơi jackstone, ...

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