knucklebones
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Then I’d fish or challenge followers to a game of knucklebones.
From The Verge ● Aug. 29, 2022
With its assorted pieces and knucklebones, the game is “jolly fiddly, jolly fancy,” Finkel said.
From The New Yorker ● Mar. 26, 2019
Stefan’s knucklebones: Pele’s dramatic retirement puts Ray Lewis’ to shame.
From Slate ● Feb. 4, 2013
Mike’s knucklebones: Myanmar hopes to win the 2013 Southeast Asian Games by eliminating its weakest sports, including baseball and bowling, while adding wushu, bodybuilding, and “traditional boat race.”
From Slate ● Feb. 4, 2013
At the time of the Gelidonya wreck, people also “threw” knucklebones to receive a sign from the gods.
From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler
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