jacks, jackstones, knucklebones
(noun) a game in which jackstones are thrown and picked up in various groups between bounces of a small rubber ball
Source: WordNet® 3.1
knucklebones
plural of knucklebone
knucklebones (uncountable)
A children's game, originally played with the knucklebones of sheep, in which small objects are picked up, moved, thrown, and caught according to various rules.
Synonyms: dibs, jacks
Source: Wiktionary
3 July 2025
(noun) the faculty through which the external world is apprehended; “in the dark he had to depend on touch and on his senses of smell and hearing”
Contrary to popular belief, coffee beans are not technically beans. They are referred to as such because of their resemblance to legumes. A coffee bean is a seed of the Coffea plant and the source for coffee. It is the pit inside the red or purple fruit, often referred to as a cherry. Just like ordinary cherries, the coffee fruit is also a so-called stone fruit.
