chackstone

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• jackstone — /jak stohn /, n. 1. jack1 (def. 5a, b). 2. jackstones, (used with a sing. v.) jack1 (def. 5c). [1805 15; earlier chackstone, alter. of checkstone pebble, of uncert. orig.] * * * …   Universalium

• jackstone — [jak′stōn΄] n. [< dial. checkstone, chackstone < check, chuck, pebble] 1. JACK (n. 13c) 2. [pl., with sing. v.] JACKS …   English World dictionary