jackstraws, spillikins
(noun) a game in which players try to pick each jackstraw (or spillikin) off of a pile without moving any of the others
Source: WordNet® 3.1
jackstraws
plural of jackstraw
Source: Wiktionary
Jack"straw`, n.
1. An effigy stuffed with straw; a scarecrow; hence, a man without property or influence. Milton.
2. One of a set of straws of strips of ivory, bone, wood, etc., for playing a child's game, the jackstraws being thrown confusedly together on a table, to be gathered up singly by a hooked instrument, without touching or disturbing the rest of the pile. See Spilikin.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
3 March 2025
(verb) hold one’s ground; maintain a position; be steadfast or upright; “I am standing my ground and won’t give in!”
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