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noun
1.
a jackstraw.
2.
spillikins, (used with a singular verb) the game of jackstraws.
Also, spilikin.
Origin:
1725–35; variant of spellican < obsolete Dutch spelleken, equivalent to spelle peg, pin + -ken -kin
1725–35; variant of spellican < obsolete Dutch spelleken, equivalent to spelle peg, pin + -ken -kin
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Spillikin
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