KNUCKLEBONE


Meaning of KNUCKLEBONE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈnək-əl-ˌbōn ]

noun

Date: 1577

1. : a bone (as a metatarsus or metacarpus of a sheep) used in games and formerly in divination

2. plural but singular in construction : a game played with knucklebones or jacks

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.