• (n.) 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.
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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. ... Alternative forms: spillikin, spilliken. ... Origin: OD. Spelleken a small pin. See Spill a splinter. ... Source: Websters D...
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Spil'i·kin noun [ OD.
spelleken a small pin. See
Spill a splinter.] 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...
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