Etymology
Origin of jackstone
1805–15; earlier chackstone, alteration of checkstone pebble, of uncertain origin
Example Sentences
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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.
From The Promised Land by Antin, Mary
In that instant, she looked at the jackstone players by the hearth.
From The Readjustment by Irwin, Will
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