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[syn: jackstraw, spillikin]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Spilikin \Spil"i*kin\ (sp[i^]l"[i^]*k[i^]n), n. [OD. spelleken a
small pin. See Spill a splinter.]
One of a number of small pieces or pegs of wood, ivory, bone,
or other material, for playing a game, or for counting the
score in a game, as in cribbage. In the plural (spilikins),
a game played with such pieces; pushpin. [Written also
spillikin, spilliken.]
[1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Spillikin \Spil"li*kin\, n.
See Spilikin.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
spillikin
n 1: a thin strip of wood used in playing the game of jackstraws
[syn: jackstraw, spillikin]