Note 115 — XIII. BALL, AND SIMILAR SPORTS.
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Communicated by the late Mr. George Nichols, of Cambridge, Mass., formerly of Salem. The common name, Jack-stones, seems to be a corruption for Chuck-stones, small stones which can be chucked or thrown. "Chuckie-stanes," in Scotland, means small pebbles. "Checkstones, small pebbles with which children play."—Dialect of Craven.