jacks

/ dʒæks /

noun

1. Sometimes called: knucklebones. (functioning as singular) a game in which bone, metal, or plastic pieces ( jackstones ) are thrown and then picked up in various groups between bounces or throws of a small ball

Word History and Origins

Origin of jacks¹

C19: shortened from jackstones , variant of checkstones pebbles

Example Sentences

In some areas of the country, St George flags and union jacks have been raised on lampposts and painted on roundabouts, which Ms Choudry said made her uneasy.

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For most of Saturday afternoon, central London was filled with thousands of people waving mainly union jacks as well as St George's flags.

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The streets were a sea of union jacks, St George's crosses, Scottish saltires and Welsh flags as large crowds of protesters amassed near Waterloo Bridge ahead of the 'Unite the Kingdom' march towards Whitehall.

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The spread of saltire flags in Scotland comes after similar scenes in England, where union jacks and St George's flags were hung on lampposts and painted on traffic islands.

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This mimics the recent flying of St George's flags and union jacks on England's streets.

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