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Definition of spillikin in English: spillikinnoun ˈspɪlɪkɪnˈspiləkin 1spillikinstreated as singular A game played with a heap of small rods of wood, bone, or plastic, in which players try to remove one at a time without disturbing the others. Example sentencesExamples - Playing spillikins is a suitable occupation for the very young, indoors.
- Clearing the objects from the Antechamber was like playing a gigantic game of spillikins.
- We sailed east on a floating palace that offered myriad activities, such as mumblety-peg, spillikins and ring-a-levio.
2A splinter or fragment. Example sentencesExamples - ‘He went through it with the meat-axe,’ said John; ‘It's all in spillikins in the back garden.’
Synonyms piece, bit, particle, speck
Origin Mid 18th century: from spill2 + -kin. Definition of spillikin in US English: spillikinnounˈspiləkin 1spillikins another term for jackstraws Example sentencesExamples - Clearing the objects from the Antechamber was like playing a gigantic game of spillikins.
- Playing spillikins is a suitable occupation for the very young, indoors.
- We sailed east on a floating palace that offered myriad activities, such as mumblety-peg, spillikins and ring-a-levio.
2A splinter or fragment. Example sentencesExamples - ‘He went through it with the meat-axe,’ said John; ‘It's all in spillikins in the back garden.’
Synonyms piece, bit, particle, speck
Origin Mid 18th century: from spill + -kin. |