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jackstone

[ jak-stohn ]

noun

  1. jackstones, (used with a singular verb) jack 1( def 5c ).


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Word History and Origins

Origin of jackstone1

1805–15; earlier chackstone, alteration of checkstone pebble, of uncertain origin
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Example Sentences

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In that instant, she looked at the jackstone players by the hearth.

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She wriggled out of her mother's grasp now, and made for the door, throwing a "back-hand" as she went, without losing a single jackstone.

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"Mr. Gates wants to double his bet on Jackstone,—make it $80,000!" shrieked another.

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