Associations to the word «Spillikin»
Noun
| 1 |
Wiktionary
SPILLIKIN, noun. One of the straws used in the game of jackstraws (spillikins)
Dictionary definition
SPILLIKIN, noun. A thin strip of wood used in playing the game of jackstraws.
Wise words
Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary
meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the
truants in custody and bring them back to their right
senses.