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Meaning of spillikins

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

spillikins

noun

Definitions

  1. One of the straws (or small pieces of wood, ivory, etc.) used in the game of jackstraws or spillikins.

noun

Definitions

  1. A game in which players attempt to remove flat, carved sticks of ivory or wood (the individual spillikins of meaning 1.) from a scattered pile without disturbing any stick other than the one currently being removed.

    Example: Charlie loves playing spillikins.

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