knucklebone

Hand's bony prominence

A knucklebone is a bone forming part of a knuckle joint, especially the rounded bone at the base of a finger or in an animal's leg.

Historically, knucklebones from sheep or goats were used as gaming pieces—tossed like dice or caught on the back of the hand: The children played knucklebones in the courtyard.

The game itself is also called knucklebones.

game

jacks

Children's ball-and-pieces game

fivestonesPebble-tossing dexterity game
tossingLight underhand throw
catchingAble to be transmitted

onesies · twosies · dibs · children · playground · skill · dexterity · traditional · pickup

dice

astragalus

Ankle's main hinge bone

taliAnkle bones, anatomically
gamblingBetting on uncertain results
castingShaping through liquid form

lots · randomness · chance · roll · cubes · pips · gaming · wagering · throwing · fortune

divination

oracle

Authoritative wisdom source

auguryOmen interpretation practice
omensProphetic signs or warnings
soothsayingForetelling future events

fortune-telling · casting · lots · prophecy · ritual · scrying · prognostication

archaeology

excavation

Act of unearthing

artifactHuman-made historical object
ancientVery old indeed
burialPlacing deceased underground

tomb · relic · museum · Roman · Greek · Hellenistic · classical · antiquity · osteology · assemblage

anatomy

joint

Shared by multiple parties

phalangesBones of fingers, toes
metacarpalsBones connecting wrist to fingers
cartilageFlexible connective body tissue

ligament · tendon · articulation · synovial · finger · hand · fist · proximal · distal · grip

culinary

ossobuco

Braised veal shank dish

stockGoods kept for sale
brothClear simmered meat liquid
gelatinCollagen-derived thickening protein

collagen · stew · soup · marrow · offal · bones · simmering · cartilage · traditional

knucklebone

jacks

astragalus

oracle

excavation

joint

ossobuco

knucklebone

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