/ ˈspɪlɪkɪnz; NAmE / ( BrE ) ( NAmE jack·straw ) noun
[ U ] a game in which you remove a small stick from a pile, without moving any of the other sticks
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 18th cent.: from spill (II) + -kin .
/ ˈspɪlɪkɪnz; NAmE / ( BrE ) ( NAmE jack·straw ) noun
[ U ] a game in which you remove a small stick from a pile, without moving any of the other sticks
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 18th cent.: from spill (II) + -kin .
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005