spilikin

English

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Etymology

From Old Dutch spelleken (“a small pin”). Compare English spill.

Noun

spilikin (plural spilikins)

  1. A small peg used for playing a game or for keeping score, as in cribbage.
  2. (in the plural) A game played with such pegs, pushpin.
  3. A jackstraw or stick in the game of pick-up sticks.
  4. (in the plural) The game of jackstraws or pick-up sticks.

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