handgame

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noun

A Native American guessing game, in which marked "bones" are concealed in the hands of one team while another team guesses their location.

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stickgame
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Meanings

nounhandgame (countable and uncountable, plural handgames)

plural handgames · alternative hand game · alternative hand-game

  1. countableuncountablegamesA Native American guessing game, in which marked "bones" are concealed in the hands of one team while another team guesses their location.

    Synonyms: stickgame

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA Native American guessing game, in which marked "bones" are concealed in the hands of one team while another team guesses their location.

Similar
stickgame

Origin

From hand + game.

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APA

handgame. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/handgame

MLA

“handgame.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/handgame. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “handgame,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/handgame.

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