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spillikins [ˈspɪlɪkɪnz] n
(Group Games / Games, other than specified) (functioning as singular) Brit a game in which players try to pick each spillikin from a heap without moving any of the others Also called jackstraws [from spill2 + diminutive ending. See -kin] ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
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And anon, when his victim had steeled himself against this method, he could extract another five-pound note from his little hoard with the delicacy of one playing spillikins. |
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