Definition of Spilekin
Spil"i*kin (?), n. [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 pieces; pushpin. [Written also spillikin,
spilliken.]
Spil"i*kin (?), n. [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 pieces; pushpin. [Written also spillikin,
spilliken.]
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- (cribbage): A small peg used for playing a game or for keeping score, as in cribbage.
- (Plural): a game played with such pegs, pushpin.
- A jackstraw or pickup stick.
- (Plural): The game of jackstraw or pick up sticks.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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