"knucklebones" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Head templates: {{head|en|noun form}} knucklebones
  1. plural of knucklebone Tags: form-of, plural Form of: knucklebone
    Sense id: en-knucklebones-en-noun-wOt~-cPU

Noun [English]

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} knucklebones (uncountable)
  1. 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. Tags: uncountable Synonyms: dibs, jacks Translations (game): ossets [masculine, plural] (Catalan), joc del botxí [masculine] (Catalan), taba [feminine] (Catalan), bekel (Indonesian), seremban (Indonesian), papu (Ingrian), babka (Ingrian), gioco degli astragali (Italian), kaimakamaka (Maori), matatena [Mexico] (Spanish), chinta [El-Salvador] (Spanish), payaya [Chile] (Spanish), yaquis [Cuba] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-knucklebones-en-noun-KPmugW~z Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Indonesian translations, Terms with Ingrian translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Games Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 96 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 5 95 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 2 98 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 98 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 12 88 Disambiguation of Terms with Indonesian translations: 25 75 Disambiguation of Terms with Ingrian translations: 8 92 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 11 89 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 12 88 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 3 97 Disambiguation of Games: 3 97
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