Meaning jacks
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dexterity game played with a ball and small objects, 1900, from earlier jackstone "small round pebble used in games" (1792), which seems to be an alteration of checkstone (1745). The metal p [..]
Source: etymonline.com

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(n) a game in which jackstones are thrown and picked up in various groups between bounces of a small rubber ball
Source: beedictionary.com

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toilet. The name "Jack" is often substituted for "John", hence...
Source: thecraic.net

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, (1) sb. parts of a loom. (2) sb. a children’s game played with five white pebbles, called ‘Jack stones.’
Source: ulsterscotsacademy.com

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derived from en|Jack.
Source: en.wiktionary.org





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