jacks — English Dictionary

Noun

1. A pair of jacks.

   Usage

   • Slang

2. Heroin tablets (from "jacks and jills" = pills)

   Usage

   • UK usage
   • Slang

   Examples

   As soon as Barry swung the machete at his head, Vince snapped the PSF knife out of his pocket with his right hand and the jacks from his pocket with his left.

Noun

1. A children's game involving picking up objects; knucklebones; jackstones.

   Usage

   • Uncountable

   Examples

   More examples (1)

   The rest of the day he heard the children playing kick-the-can, hide-and-seek, Over-Annie-Over, jacks, tops, mibs, and the sound of the little monsters in every shrub and shadow would not let him rest.

Noun

1. a game in which jackstones are thrown and picked up in various groups between bounces of a small rubber ball

   Synonyms

   jackstonesknucklebones

   Broader terms

   child's game