mancala
Americannoun
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a board game played on a board with rows of hollows or pits and small movable pieces.
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a board used for this game.
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But there may be no sign: As a 4-year-old, Christianna Smith of Ashton, Idaho, once stuck a mancala bead into her ear.
From Seattle Times ● May 22, 2011
We borrow the mancala game and play quietly while the others finish.
From "Merci Suárez Changes Gears" by Meg Medina
A comprehensive account of the game mancala is given by Mr. Stewart Culin, the eminent authority on games, in the Report of the U.S.
From Through Central Borneo; an Account of Two Years' Travel in the Land of Head-Hunters Between the Years 1913 and 1917 by Lumholtz, Carl
This game, generally known among scientific men by the name mancala, is of the widest distribution.
From Through Central Borneo; an Account of Two Years' Travel in the Land of Head-Hunters Between the Years 1913 and 1917 by Lumholtz, Carl
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