KNUCKLEBONES

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does knucklebones mean? 

• KNUCKLEBONES (noun)
  The noun KNUCKLEBONES has 1 sense:

1. a game in which jackstones are thrown and picked up in various groups between bounces of a small rubber ball

  Familiarity information: KNUCKLEBONES used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• KNUCKLEBONES (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A game in which jackstones are thrown and picked up in various groups between bounces of a small rubber ball

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

jacks; jackstones; knucklebones

Hypernyms ("knucklebones" is a kind of...):

child's game (a game enjoyed by children)