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jackstones

jackstones

9.3
A children's game of throwing and picking up small objects between ball bounces
  • noun
translation icon : juego de jacks
  • The children played jackstones on the sidewalk until it was time for dinner.

Examples

  • In the old days, kids used real stones instead of metal pieces when playing jackstones.

  • She learned how to play jackstones from her grandmother.

  • The children played jackstones in the park.

  • Can you teach me how to play jackstones?

  • The children played jackstones on the sidewalk until it was time for dinner.

  • She learned how to play jackstones from her grandmother.

  • Can you teach me how to play jackstones?

Synonyms

jacks
vsjackstones
11 6.4

A children's game where you throw small objects, bounce a rubber ball, and pick them up

is the longer or more formal name for the same game
knucklebones
vsjackstones
  • UK
8.9

A children's game of throwing and picking up small objects between bounces of a small ball

is the modern version played with small manufactured pieces and a ball
knucklebone
vsjackstones
  • UK
8.4

A children's game of tossing and catching small stones similar to jacks

focuses on picking up pieces in patterns between ball bounces

Surface Forms

jackstones plural

Morphology

jackstones = jackstone (semi-transparent) = jack + stone + s

The game's name is derived from the playing pieces ('jackstone' + plural), so morphology is visible but the compound functions as a conventional game name.

Etymology

Jackstones is the name of the children's game and it comes from the pieces called jacks, which long ago were real 'knucklebones' or stones that players picked up between ball bounces. So the name now means the whole game as well as the pieces.