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KNUCKLEBONES
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Dictionary entry overview: What does knucklebones mean?
• KNUCKLEBONES (noun)
The noun KNUCKLEBONES has 1 sense:
1. a game in which jackstones are thrown and picked up in various groups between bounces of a small rubber ball
Familiarity information: KNUCKLEBONES used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A game in which jackstones are thrown and picked up in various groups between bounces of a small rubber ball
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
jacks; jackstones; knucklebones
Hypernyms ("knucklebones" is a kind of...):
child's game (a game enjoyed by children)
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