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
Spillikins (uncountable)
Alternative spelling of spillikins
spillikins
plural of spillikin
spillikins (uncountable)
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.
• pick-up sticks
• game of skill, tabletop game
Source: Wiktionary
Spil"li*kin, n.
Definition: See Spilikin.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
20 November 2024
(noun) an injection of a liquid through the anus to stimulate evacuation; sometimes used for diagnostic purposes
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
