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spillikin

Pronunciation: /ˈspɪlɪkɪn/

Definition of spillikin

noun

  • 1 (spillikins) [treated as singular] a game played with a heap of small rods of wood, bone, or plastic, in which players try to remove one at a time without disturbing the others.
  • 2a splinter or fragment.

Origin:

mid 18th century: from spill2 + -kin

spillikin in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of spillikin in the US English dictionary