- spillikin
- noun Etymology: probably alteration of obsolete Dutch spelleken small peg Date: 1734 1. jackstraw 2 2. plural jackstraw 1
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Spillikin — Spil li*kin, n. See {Spilikin}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
spillikin — ► NOUN 1) (spillikins) (treated as sing. ) 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. 2) a splinter or fragment. ORIGIN from SPILL(Cf. ↑spiller) … English terms dictionary
spillikin — [spil′i kən] n. [< MDu spilleken, dim. of spille: see SPILE] Chiefly Brit. 1. any of the strips used in jackstraws 2. [pl., with sing. v.] the game of jackstraws: Also sp. spilikin … English World dictionary
spillikin — Spilikin Spil i*kin, 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
spillikin — /spil i kin/, n. 1. a jackstraw. 2. spillikins, (used with a sing. v.) the game of jackstraws. Also, spilikin. [1725 35; var. of spellican < obs. D spelleken, equiv. to spelle peg, pin + ken KIN] * * * … Universalium
spillikin — noun One of the straws used in the game of jackstraws (spillikins) Syn: jackstraw … Wiktionary
spillikin — [ spɪlɪkɪn] noun 1》 (spillikins) [treated as sing.] a game played with a heap of small rods, in which players try to remove one at a time without disturbing the others. 2》 a splinter or fragment. Origin C18: from spill2 + kin … English new terms dictionary
spillikin — spil·li·kin … English syllables
spillikin — spil•li•kin or spil•i•kin [[t]ˈspɪl ɪ kɪn[/t]] n. 1) gam a jackstraw 2) gam spillikins, (used with a sing. v.) the game of jackstraws • Etymology: 1725–35; var. of spellican < obs. D spelleken=spelle peg, pin + ken kin … From formal English to slang
spillikin — n. (also spellican) 1 a splinter of wood, bone, etc. 2 (in pl.) a game in which a heap of spillikins is to be removed one at a time without moving the others. Etymology: SPILL(2) + KIN … Useful english dictionary
