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Definition of Spilikin
1. 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 (
Definition of Spilikin
1. Noun. (context: cribbage) A small peg used for playing a game or for keeping score, as in cribbage. ¹
2. Noun. ''(Plural):'' a game played with such pegs, pushpin. ¹
3. Noun. A jackstraw or pickup stick. ¹
4. Noun. ''(Plural):'' The game of jackstraw or pick up sticks. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Spilikin
1. a strip of wood used in a game [n -S]
Medical Definition of Spilikin
1. 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 Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
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Literary usage of Spilikin
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Putnam's Word Book: A Practical Aid in Expressing Ideas Through the Use of by Louis Andrew Flemming (1913)
"... fretful, impatient, cross. peg, n. pin, spilikin; pretext, support, reason;
degree, step. pell-mell, adv. disorderly, confusedly, helter-skelter. pelt, ..."
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