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spilikin Definition


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spillikin
spilikin
spellican
noun
    1. A small thin strip of wood, bone, etc.
    2. A game where lots of these strips are heaped together and the object is to try and take one after another from the pile without disturbing the others.
      Form: spillikins
Etymology: 18c: a diminutive of spill2.



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