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bonces

bonces is the plural of bonce.

Meaning of bonce

Noun

bonce (plural bonces)

  1. (dated) A large marble of grey stone used in various games, such as bonce about, bonce-eye, and French bonce.
    • Bonces, or very large stone marbles, made chiefly in Holland.c. 1837, The Book of Games; or, The Schoolboys' Manual of Amusement, Instruction and Health, page 33
  2. (dated) A marble game played with bonces.
    • Bonce is played with very large marbles. One boy pitches his bonce, and another tries to strike it, each throwing by turns: if the bonce be struck, its owner pays a forfeit of one or more marbles, as agreed on.1862, Young England, Volume 1, page 141
    Synonyms:
    bonce about
  3. (Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, slang) The human head.
    • Bonce (various), the head, called also "crust, chump." From bonce, a marble of larger size than ordinary, used by boys.1889, Barrère and Leland, A Dictionary of Slang, Jargon & Cant, page 158

Questions about bonces

What is bonces the plural of?
Bonces is the plural of bonce.

Words near bonces in the dictionary

  1. Boncath
  2. bonce
  3. bonce about
  4. boncer
  5. boncers
  6. bonces
  7. bonch
  8. bonches
  9. Bonchester
  10. bonchevite
  11. Bonchrétien

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