Bunnock
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Bunnock is a noun meaning A throwing game in which two teams of four players use bones (traditionally horse anklebones) to knock down the opposing team's bones.
Meaning
A throwing game in which two teams of four players use bones (traditionally horse anklebones) to knock down the opposing team's bones.
Example Sentences
On an unseasonably balmy day in October 2014, Macklin (the current population is approximately 1,400) greeted visitors with a sign promoting farming, drilling for oil, and bunnock, a local sport traditionally played with bovine or equine anklebones (there is also a giant replica of a horse anklebone).
Synonyms for bunnock
Depending on context, synonyms include bones.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include chunkey, knucklebones, durak, gorodki, pitch-pot, vint.
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