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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   plural of spillikin form-of, plural
2. 2
   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. uncountable

   "Spillikins is a game of skill."

3. 3
   Alternative spelling of spillikins. alt-of, alternative, uncountable
4. 4
   a game in which players try to pick each jackstraw (or spillikin) off of a pile without moving any of the others wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

jackstrawsjackstraws

Example

More examples

"Charlie loves playing spillikins."

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