Marbles Definition Slang

A sub class of banded opaque marbles.

Marbles definition slang. Manufactured in lauscha germany between the late 1890s and 1936. He lost his marbles after his wife left him and took the kids. Keepsies playing for keeps. You get to keep all the marbles you win.

For example to knuckle down means to put your hand in a position to shoot your marble keeping at least one. Drivers compare driving on marbles to driving on ice. Alley a marble made of marble. See more words with the same meaning.

Presently in the british museum in london. A collectors term the name given to a specific type of hand made glass marbles made from canes. To lose one s marbles. Elgin marbles definition a group of greek sculptures of the 5th century b c originally on the parthenon in athens and supposedly sculptured under the direction of phidias.

Auto racing term for a ball of rubber on the track that has come off of a tire. These marbles have two cut off marks one at each pole easily identifying that it was made from a glass cane. In game slang includes many phrases that have made it into the everyday lexicon. Look it up now.

Usually used in the plural. To become angry go crazy freak out. Marbles wordreference english dictionary questions discussion and forums. Brain cells sometimes used to illustrate the lack of.

Bombsies dropping your shooter on the target marble. A metamorphic rock formed by alteration of limestone or dolomite often irregularly colored by impurities and used especially in architecture and. Multiple marbles take over entire racing lanes on the outside of normal racing grooves or lanes. Marbles used with a sing.

Histing lifting your knuckle from the ground while shooting. A glass or imitation aggie is also called an immie. Marbles synonyms marbles pronunciation marbles translation english dictionary definition of marbles. Marbles decrease grip causing cars to crash in corners.

V any of various games for children played with marbles on a marked area of the ground.