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noun a large playing marble; alley.
Contributor's comments: (from SA) Never heard ackers before - always alleys or doogs.
Contributor's comments: As a child in Melbourne, we used to call the large marbles 'tomboller'. Not sure how you'd spell it.
Contributor's comments: Never used in SA as far as I know. We only used Alleys, Doogs, Catseyes, and Tom Bowlers for large glass ones.
Contributor's comments: [SA informant] Never heard acker before either.
Contributor's comments: In Tassie, we kept an acker in our marble collection. NB never came across a 'doog'.