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knucklebones

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knucklebones [ˈnʌkəlˌbəʊnz]
n
(Group Games / Games, other than specified) (functioning as singular) a less common name for jacks (the game)
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Noun1.knucklebones - a game in which jackstones are thrown and picked up in various groups between bounces of a small rubber ballknucklebones - a game in which jackstones are thrown and picked up in various groups between bounces of a small rubber ball
jacks, jackstones
child's game - a game enjoyed by children
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but a skeleton hand shot out of a crimson sleeve and violently seized the rash one's wrist; and he, feeling the clutch of the knucklebones, the furious grasp of Death, uttered a cry of pain and terror.
The Phantom of the Opera by Leroux, Gaston View in context
 
 
 
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