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spillikins

spillikins is the plural of spillikin.

Meaning of spillikin

Noun

spillikin (plural spillikins)

  1. One of the straws (or small pieces of wood, ivory, etc.) used in the game of jackstraws or spillikins.
    Synonyms:
    jackstraw

Noun (1)

spillikins (uncountable)

  1. A game in which players attempt to remove flat, carved sticks of ivory or wood (the individual spillikins of meaning 1) from a scattered pile without disturbing any stick other than the one currently being removed.
    • Spillikins is a game of skill.
    • Charlie loves playing spillikins.

Noun (2) capitalized: Spillikins

Spillikins (uncountable)

  1. (alternative) Alternative spelling of spillikins.

Forms of spillikins

alternative formSpillikins
alternative formspellicans

Questions about spillikins

What does spillikins mean?
Spillikins means a game in which players attempt to remove flat, carved sticks of ivory or wood (the individual spillikins of meaning 1) from a scattered pile without disturbing any stick other than the one currently being removed.
What is spillikins the plural of?
Spillikins is the plural of spillikin.
What part of speech is spillikins?
Spillikins is a noun.

Words near spillikins in the dictionary

  1. spilliard
  2. spilliards
  3. spilliken
  4. spillikens
  5. spillikin
  6. spillikins
  7. spillin'
  8. spilling
  9. spilling ink
  10. spilling juice
  11. spilling one's guts

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