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What (who) is jacks - definition
WIKIMEDIA DISAMBIGUATION PAGE
Jacks (disambiguation)
jacks
n. to play (a game of) jacks
jacks
a game played by tossing and catching jacks.
Knucklebones
![''[[Entada gigas]]'' seeds used in traditional knucklebone games in [[Samoa]] and [[Fiji]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Entada gigas1.jpg?width=200 "''[[Entada gigas]]'' seeds used in traditional knucklebone games in [[Samoa]] and [[Fiji]]")
![An [[orthostat]] depicting people playing knucklebones from [[Carchemish]] (c. 8th century BC)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Gaziantep Archaeology museum Carchemish orthostats 4334.jpg?width=200 "An [[orthostat]] depicting people playing knucklebones from [[Carchemish]] (c. 8th century BC)")
![Plastic modern ''[[gonggi]]'' pebbles from [[South Korea]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Gonggi pebbles.jpg?width=200 "Plastic modern ''[[gonggi]]'' pebbles from [[South Korea]]")
![Māori]] children playing ''kōruru'' ([[Gottfried Lindauer]], 1907)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Maori Children playing Knucklebones; Gottfried Lindauer (1907).jpg?width=200 "Māori]] children playing ''kōruru'' ([[Gottfried Lindauer]], 1907)")
![Mongolian ''[[shagai]]'' pieces](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Mongolian game (6325695968).jpg?width=200 "Mongolian ''[[shagai]]'' pieces")
![Children's Games]]'' (detail) – Knucklebones](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Pieter Bruegel the Elder - Children’s Games - Google Art Project - (part) - Knucklebones.jpg?width=200 "Children's Games]]'' (detail) – Knucklebones")
DEXTERITY GAME OF ANCIENT ORIGINS
The Taba Game; Jackstones; Fivestones; Jacks (game); Ball and jacks; Onesies (game); Dibstones; Qongees; Astragalos; Jackrock; Astragaloi; Kugelach; Chamesh avanim; Beş taş; Five stones; Five-stones; Five-rocks; Five rocks; Besh-tash; Matatenas
Knucklebones, also known as scatter jacks, snobs, astragalus, tali, dibs, fivestones, jacks, or jackstones, among many other names, is a game of dexterity played with a number of small objects that are thrown up, caught, and manipulated in various manners. It is ancient in origin and is found in various cultures worldwide.
Wikipedia
Jacks
Jacks may refer to:
- Knucklebones, a game of ancient origin, also known as "jacks"
- Jacks (band), a 1960s Japanese psychedelic rock band
- Jacks Mountain, a ridge in Pennsylvania, United States
- Jacks River, a river in the Cohutta Wilderness Area, Georgia, United States
- Jack's, a fast food restaurant chain in the United States
- Jack's, a value retail chain in the United Kingdom, part of the Tesco Group
- South Dakota State Jackrabbits, the athletic program of South Dakota State University
Examples of use of jacks
1. Court documents say Jacks identified the victims as her daughters Brittany Jacks, 17; Tatianna Jacks, 11; N‘kiah Fogle, 6; and Aja Fogle, 5.
2. In addition, the witness said Jacks once drove Brittany to Jacks‘ mother‘s home in Waldorf, Maryland, and left her there.
3. Banita Jacks, 33, was expected to appear Thursday in D.C.
4. ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE: Lower the jacks when you arrive at campsites to balance and stabilize your RV, and raise the jacks before departing.
5. On average, about 40,000 juveniles, or "jacks," return each year.