Associations to the word «Spillikin»

Noun

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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.
William Butler Yeats