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Noun: jackstones  'jak,stownz
  1. 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
    - jack
     
  2. A game in which jackstones are thrown and picked up in various groups between bounces of a small rubber ball
    - jacks, knucklebones

Type of: child's game, game equipment

Encyclopedia: Jackstones