spillikins

spil·li·kin

S0639900 (spĭl′ĭ-kĭn)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 spīnula, diminutive of Latin spīna, thorn.]

spillikins

(ˈspɪlɪkɪnz) n (Games, other than specified) (functioning as singular) Brit a game in which players try to pick each spillikin from a heap without moving any of the others. Also called: jackstraws [C18: from spill² + diminutive ending. See -kin]

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Noun

spillikins - a game in which players try to pick each jackstraw (or spillikin) off of a pile without moving any of the othersjackstrawschild's game - a game enjoyed by children

spillikins

Brit a game in which players try to pick each spillikin from a heap without moving any of the others

Spillikins

a collection of very small toy objects (plates, ladders, hats, sticks, and others). The game of spillikins consists of removing one toy after another from a pile of toys with a special hook without touching or scattering the remaining objects. In the figurative sense, to play at spillikins means to be occupied with trivialities.

spillikins

noun

Synonyms for spillikins

noun a game in which players try to pick each jackstraw (or spillikin) off of a pile without moving any of the others

Synonyms

jackstraws

Related Words

child's game

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