Jacks

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Jackstone \Jack"stone`\, n.
     1. One of the pebbles or pieces used in the game of
        jackstones.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. (pl.) A game played with five small stones or pieces of


        metal. See 6th {Chuck}. Also called {jacks}. See
        {jack}[12], n.
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  carangid \carangid\ n.
     any fish of the family {Carangidae}, including the
     {cavallas}, {jacks}, {pompanos} and {scads}.
     [WordNet 1.5]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  jacks
       n 1: plaything consisting of small 6-pointed metal pieces that
            are used (along with a ball) to play the game of jacks
            [syn: {jackstones}]
       2: a game in which jackstones are thrown and picked up in
          various groups between bounces of a small rubber ball
          [syn: {jackstones}, {knucklebones}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  44 Moby Thesaurus words for "jacks":
     agate, ball, baseball bat, bat, battledore, bauble, blocks,
     checkerboard, chessboard, club, cockhorse, cricket bat, cue, doll,
     doll carriage, gewgaw, gimcrack, golf club, hobbyhorse,
     jack-in-the-box, jackstones, jackstraws, kickshaw, knickknack,
     marble, marionette, mig, paper doll, pick-up sticks, pinwheel,
     plaything, puppet, racket, rag doll, rocking horse, sport, steelie,
     taw, teetotum, top, toy, toy soldier, trinket, whim-wham