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SPILIKIN
Etymology
Old Dutch spelleken a small pin. Compare spill
Noun
spilikin (plural spilikins)
(cribbage) A small peg used for playing a game or for keeping score, as in cribbage.
(in the plural) a game played with such pegs, pushpin.
A jackstraw or pickup stick.
(in the plural) The game of jackstraws or pick up sticks.
Anagrams
• Lipinski
Source: Wiktionary
Spil"i*kin, n. Etym: [OD. spelleken a small pin. See Spill a splinter.]
Definition: 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 (spilikins), a game played with such pieces; pushpin. [Written also spillikin, spilliken.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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