jackstonen.

Brit.

/ˈdʒakstəʊn/, U.S.

/ˈdʒækˌstoʊn/

Origin: A variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: check-stone n.¹

Etymology: Alteration of check-stone n.¹, after Jack n.² Compare later Jack n.² 21g.

1. Chiefly in plural. Each of a set of a small objects, typically pebbles or (in later use) star-shaped pieces of metal or plastic, used for playing the game of jacks (see Jack n.² 21g(a)); = Jack n.² 21g(b). Also sometimes more generally: a small round stone or pebble.

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society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > children's game > other children's games > [noun] > five-stones or knuckle-bones > stones or bones

cockal1562

check-stone1587

cockal bone1603

jackstone1678

chucker1760

Jack1863

the world > the earth > structure of the earth > constituent materials > stone > a stone > [noun] > pebble

chesila700

pebbleOE

pebble stoneOE

gravel-stonec1450

calionc1459

pimble stone1577

rockstone1625

shilly1675

dornick1840

klip1852

jackstone1885

yonnie1941

1678 N. Wanley Wonders Little World iii. xxviii. 178/1 Magas sent after him some Jackstones and Cockals such as boys play with, and only gave him to understand it was in his power to have punished his scurrility as it did deserve.

a1791 F. Hopkinson Misc. Ess. & Occas. Writings (1792) I. 229 To toss about like any jack-stone.

1827 U.S. Tel. (Washington, D.C.) 16 May A leathern bag of newspapers, as large and as heavy as Pelion-upon-Ossa, and as barren as a cart load of Jack-stones!

1885 Truth 28 May 853/1 She had a passion for gathering jack-stones and forming mosaics with them in the garden.

1919 N. L. Boyd Hosp. & Bedside Games (1930) 46 Toss up the ball, transfer the jackstone to the left hand, pick up another jackstone, and catch the ball after it bounces once.

1965 H. K. Sharsmith Spring Wildflowers of San Francisco Bay Region 159 The hard round seeds, also somewhat toxic if ingested, have been used for marbles, jackstones, beads, etc.

2009 E. Sauls Linthead 25 Six or eight jackstones made up of metal with legs all over.

2. In plural. A catching game played with a set of small objects, typically pebbles or (in later use) star-shaped pieces of metal or plastic, and often also a small ball, marble, etc.; the game of jacks; = Jack n.² 21g(a).For more information on this game, see the note at Jack n.² 21g(a).

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society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > children's game > other children's games > [noun] > five-stones or knuckle-bones

morteaulxa1475

martel1481

cockal1586

check-stone1587

guile-bones1606

dab-stone1652

dibstones1692

dibs1736

jackstones1783

Jack1863

knuckle-bone1884

five stones1900

1783 Col. Vallancy Let. 23 Oct. in Archaeologia (1785) 7 168 This game has two names in Irish, viz. purin and clocha tag, or tag-stones, corrupted by the Irish-English to jackstones.

1811 H. M. Brackenridge Jrnl. 17 June in Views Louisiana (1814) 251 The women..amuse themselves with a game something like jack-stones: five pebbles are tossed up in a small basket, with which they endeavor to catch them again as they fall.

1924 E. Best Maori II. xi. 92 The game of jackstones, or knucklebones..is known as ruru, koruru..and tutukai.

2003 Times (Nexis) 26 Apr. (Weekend section) 11 Playing improvised jackstones on the marble floors with bottle tops and a ball fashioned from rubber bands.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2018; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	jackstone
释义	jackstonen. Brit. /ˈdʒakstəʊn/, U.S. /ˈdʒækˌstoʊn/ Origin: A variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: check-stone n.¹ Etymology: Alteration of check-stone n.¹, after Jack n.² Compare later Jack n.² 21g. 1. Chiefly in plural. Each of a set of a small objects, typically pebbles or (in later use) star-shaped pieces of metal or plastic, used for playing the game of jacks (see Jack n.² 21g(a)); = Jack n.² 21g(b). Also sometimes more generally: a small round stone or pebble. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > children's game > other children's games > [noun] > five-stones or knuckle-bones > stones or bones cockal1562 check-stone1587 cockal bone1603 jackstone1678 chucker1760 Jack1863 the world > the earth > structure of the earth > constituent materials > stone > a stone > [noun] > pebble chesila700 pebbleOE pebble stoneOE gravel-stonec1450 calionc1459 pimble stone1577 rockstone1625 shilly1675 dornick1840 klip1852 jackstone1885 yonnie1941 1678 N. Wanley Wonders Little World iii. xxviii. 178/1 Magas sent after him some Jackstones and Cockals such as boys play with, and only gave him to understand it was in his power to have punished his scurrility as it did deserve. a1791 F. Hopkinson Misc. Ess. & Occas. Writings (1792) I. 229 To toss about like any jack-stone. 1827 U.S. Tel. (Washington, D.C.) 16 May A leathern bag of newspapers, as large and as heavy as Pelion-upon-Ossa, and as barren as a cart load of Jack-stones! 1885 Truth 28 May 853/1 She had a passion for gathering jack-stones and forming mosaics with them in the garden. 1919 N. L. Boyd Hosp. & Bedside Games (1930) 46 Toss up the ball, transfer the jackstone to the left hand, pick up another jackstone, and catch the ball after it bounces once. 1965 H. K. Sharsmith Spring Wildflowers of San Francisco Bay Region 159 The hard round seeds, also somewhat toxic if ingested, have been used for marbles, jackstones, beads, etc. 2009 E. Sauls Linthead 25 Six or eight jackstones made up of metal with legs all over. 2. In plural. A catching game played with a set of small objects, typically pebbles or (in later use) star-shaped pieces of metal or plastic, and often also a small ball, marble, etc.; the game of jacks; = Jack n.² 21g(a).For more information on this game, see the note at Jack n.² 21g(a). ΘΚΠ society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > children's game > other children's games > [noun] > five-stones or knuckle-bones morteaulxa1475 martel1481 cockal1586 check-stone1587 guile-bones1606 dab-stone1652 dibstones1692 dibs1736 jackstones1783 Jack1863 knuckle-bone1884 five stones1900 1783 Col. Vallancy Let. 23 Oct. in Archaeologia (1785) 7 168 This game has two names in Irish, viz. purin and clocha tag, or tag-stones, corrupted by the Irish-English to jackstones. 1811 H. M. Brackenridge Jrnl. 17 June in Views Louisiana (1814) 251 The women..amuse themselves with a game something like jack-stones: five pebbles are tossed up in a small basket, with which they endeavor to catch them again as they fall. 1924 E. Best Maori II. xi. 92 The game of jackstones, or knucklebones..is known as ruru, koruru..and tutukai. 2003 Times (Nexis) 26 Apr. (Weekend section) 11 Playing improvised jackstones on the marble floors with bottle tops and a ball fashioned from rubber bands. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2018; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.1678
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