Names for different kinds of marbles—the big one that’s used to knock others out of the ring:
SHOOTER | 309 |
TAW | 240 |
AGGIE | 127 |
AGATE | 67 |
BOULDER | 28 |
TOY | 28 |
ALLIE | 27 |
SHOOTING MARBLE | 15 |
STEELIE | 13 |
KING | 10 |
BOWLER | 9 |
GLASSIE | 9 |
MIDDLEMAN | 8 |
MIDDLER | 7 |
SHOOTING TAW | 6 |
CAT’S-EYE | 5 |
MAN | 5 |
SHOOTING TOY | 5 |
BUM | 4 |
BUMMER | 4 |
KING MARBLE | 4 |
BIG MARBLE | 3 |
BUNKER | 3 |
BALL BEARING | 2 |
BIG SHOOTER | 2 |
BOXCAR | 2 |
CAT-EYE | 2 |
DOUGH ROLLER | 2 |
GLASS-EYES | 2 |
HOKIE | 2 |
JAWBREAKER | 2 |
JUMBO | 2 |
KNUCKLER | 2 |
LOG ROLLER | 2 |
MIG | 2 |
NUB | 2 |
REALIE | 2 |
SHOOTER MARBLE | 2 |
SNAPPER | 2 |
TAW MARBLE | 2 |
TROLLER | 2 |
BAARBOOLA | 1 |
BEANIE | 1 |
BIG HITTER | 1 |
BIG HOKIE | 1 |
BIG STEELIE | 1 |
BLACKJACK | 1 |
BLOCK BUSTER | 1 |
BOGIE | 1 |
BOHUNK | 1 |
BUCKEYE | 1 |
BULGER | 1 |
BULLET | 1 |
BULLS-EYE | 1 |
BULLY | 1 |
BUMBLEBEE | 1 |
CABROLLER | 1 |
CANEEL | 1 |
CARNELIAN | 1 |
CENTER | 1 |
CENTERMAN | 1 |
CLODKNOCKER | 1 |
CORNELIAN | 1 |
CROAKER | 1 |
CROKER | 1 |
DAW | 1 |
DOUGHBOY | 1 |
FLINT | 1 |
FLIPPER | 1 |
GLASS ALLEY | 1 |
GLICKER | 1 |
GOALIE | 1 |
GRANITE | 1 |
HEAD TAW | 1 |
HEAD TAWMAN | 1 |
HIPPER | 1 |
HOODLE | 1 |
KAMBULES | 1 |
KIBBY | 1 |
KNOCKER | 1 |
KNUCK | 1 |
KNUTZER | 1 |
LAGGER | 1 |
LAGGIE | 1 |
LOG CART | 1 |
MARBLE | 1 |
MEG | 1 |
MIGGLE | 1 |
NR | 1 |
NUGGET | 1 |
NUTSIE | 1 |
PEA JINKER | 1 |
PEE-GEE | 1 |
PERRIE | 1 |
PLAYER | 1 |
PLUNKER | 1 |
RINGMAN | 1 |
SCHUSSER | 1 |
SHOOTING ALLIE | 1 |
SNOTTY | 1 |
STEEL MARBLE | 1 |
STICKER | 1 |
TALL | 1 |
TAWIE | 1 |
TAWNIE | 1 |
TOKEN | 1 |
TOM TROLLER | 1 |
TOOTSIE | 1 |
TOR | 1 |
TROLL | 1 |
TUBA | 1 |
WINTER MARBLE | 1 |
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