FIVESTONES

Meaning of FIVESTONES in English

■ noun Brit. a game of jacks played with five pieces of metal or stone and usually no ball.

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FIVESTONES — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun plural but singular in construction Britain : jacks played with five stones
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FIVESTONES — n. Brit. jacks played with five pieces of metal etc. and usu. without a ball.
Английский основной разговорный словарь
FIVESTONES — n. Brit. jacks played with five pieces of metal etc. and usu. without a ball.
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
FIVESTONES — n. Brit. jacks played with five pieces of metal etc. and usu. without a ball.
Oxford English vocab
JACKSTONES — also called fivestones, jacks, or dibs game of great antiquity and worldwide distribution, now played with stones, bones, seeds, filled …
Britannica English vocabulary
GAME — n. 25B6; noun the children invented a new game : PASTIME, diversion, entertainment, amusement, distraction, divertissement, recreation, sport, activity. See …
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