单词 | spillikin |
释义 | spillikin/ˈspɪlɪkɪn /noun 1 (spillikins) [treated 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.Playing spillikins is a suitable occupation for the very young, indoors....
2A splinter or fragment.‘He went through it with the meat-axe,’ said John; ‘It's all in spillikins in the back garden.’ OriginMid 18th century: from spill2 + -kin. |
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