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spillikins

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spil·li·kin  (spl-kn)
n.
1. spillikins (used with a sing. verb) The game of jackstraws.
2. One of the straws used in playing jackstraws.
[Probably alteration of Flemish spelleken, diminutive of spelle, pin, from Middle Flemish, ultimately from Medieval Latin spnula, diminutive of Latin spna, thorn.]
spillikins
Noun
Brit a game in which players try to pick each spillikin from a heap without moving the others
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Noun1.spillikins - a game in which players try to pick each jackstraw (or spillikin) off of a pile without moving any of the others
jackstraws
child's game - a game enjoyed by children


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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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