Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

jack-ball

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.61 in modern English

Syllables: jack--ball
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A ball used in boules.

Example Sentences

"Wani had been wet about the game until he turned out to be good at it, and now he was absorbed and unironical, tripping after the ball, yapping and grinning when he bombed the other boules away from the jack-ball, or cochonnet."

Inflected Forms

jack-balls (plural)

Questions

What does jack-ball mean?: A ball used in boules.

How to pronounce jack-ball

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