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More than 5000 entries on the history, culture and life of Britain (published in 1993 by Macmillan, now out of print)
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jacks
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(short for jackstones) Modern version of a game going back to prehistory, of which the essential detail is throwing up and catching in a single hand a number of small objects, traditionally five. In Britain it is now primarly a girls' game.
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