| Webster's Online Dictionary |
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| Noun | 1. A game played with sheep's bones instead of dice.[Websters] 2. The bone used in playing the game; -- called also huckle bone.[Websters]. | |
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Date "Cockal" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1828. (references) |
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Note: Cockal \Cock"al\, noun. [Etymology uncertain.]. (references) |
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| Noah Webster | [Noun] A game called huckle bone. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary. | ||
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| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Noun | 1. A game played with sheep's bones instead of dice.[Websters]
2. The bone used in playing the game; -- called also huckle bone.[Websters]. | |
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Date "COCKAL" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1828. (references) |
| Note: Cockal \Cock"al\, noun. [Etymology uncertain.]. (references) |
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Noah Webster | [Noun] A game called huckle bone. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary. | ||
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