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knucklebones

/ ˈʌəˌəʊԳ /

noun

  1. functioning as singular a less common name for jacks
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Samir, the Seller of Dreams, I realized, could read such cryptic tablets of the inner mind as a false prophet could read tea leaves or knucklebones.

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Then I’d fish or challenge followers to a game of knucklebones.

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Videos on the Harvard Semitic Museum’s website, including a simplified version suitable for children, explain how players would move their game pieces depending on the throws of astragaloi or knucklebones.

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Queen Wealhtheow paced the corridors, wringing her white hands until the knucklebones nearly pierced the delicate flesh.

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If using knucklebones, simmer overnight, nine to 15 hours, so the knucklebones have sufficient time to break down.

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