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Definition of Jackstones
1. Noun. 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.
2. Noun. A game in which jackstones are thrown and picked up in various groups between bounces of a small rubber ball.
Definition of Jackstones
1. Noun. (plural of jackstone) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Jackstones
1. jackstone [n] - See also: jackstone
Lexicographical Neighbors of Jackstones
Literary usage of Jackstones
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. What to Do at Recess by George Ellsworth Johnson (1910)
"MISCELLANEOUS : Duck on the Rock (with bean bags); Rolly-Pooly; Spud; Dodge Ball,
Corner Ball, Keep Ball; Grace Hoops ; Center Base ; Jump Rope ; jackstones ..."
2. The Pilgrim of Our Lady of Martyrs (1890)
"WHY A LITTLE GIRL PLAYED jackstones. EVERY clear day it is my fashion to say my
Rosary, walking up and down a -shady path in our pleasant little garden. ..."
3. Education by Plays and Games by George Ellsworth Johnson (1907)
"When a player's turn comes again he begins where he left on" in the previous trial.
The one who makes all the divisions first wins. jackstones. ..."
4. The Thorndike Arithmetics by Edward Lee Thorndike (1917)
"Dominoes and a dozen jackstones? 4. A top and a pad? 6. A top and a toy pistol?
6. ... A book and a dozen jackstones? 8. A book and a top? ..."
5. The Pursuit of Happiness by George Hodges (1906)
"One time, little children in South Africa were playing jackstones in the street
with shining pebbles which were afterward discovered to be diamonds. ..."
6. Arithmetic: Book One[-three by Edward Lee Thorndike (1920)
"3- Dominoes and a dozen jackstones? 4- A top and a pad? 5- A top and a toy pistol?
... 7- A book and a dozen jackstones? 8- A book and a top? ..."
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