SPILLIKIN


Meaning of SPILLIKIN in English

[ 'spɪlɪkɪn ]

■ noun

1》 ( ~s ) [treated as sing. ] a game played with a heap of small rods, in which players try to remove one at a time without disturbing the others.

2》 a splinter or fragment.

Origin

C18: from spill 2 + -kin .

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