marbles
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marbles
- Plural form of marble
- Egyptian boys played marbles before the days of Moses, and marbles are among the treasures found buried in the ruins of Pompeii.
- (plural only) Any of several children's games played with small glass balls.
- Egyptian boys played marbles before the days of Moses, and marbles are among the treasures found buried in the ruins of Pompeii.
- (plural only, usually in a limited number of expressions) Sanity.
- Grandpa's lost his marbles, but at least he still recognizes us.
- Granny's still got all her marbles.
- 2012, J. T. Petty, Bloody Chester, First Second, ISBN 978-1-59643-100-3, p. 63:
- —Her daddy's crazy. [...] Think she's looking for something?
—Treasure, I expect. That or maybe her daddy's marbles.
- —Her daddy's crazy. [...] Think she's looking for something?
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marbles
- Third-person singular simple present indicative form of marble.
