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SPILLIKIN
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Dictionary entry overview: What does spillikin mean?
• SPILLIKIN (noun)
The noun SPILLIKIN has 1 sense:
1. a thin strip of wood used in playing the game of jackstraws
Familiarity information: SPILLIKIN used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A thin strip of wood used in playing the game of jackstraws
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
jackstraw; spillikin
Hypernyms ("spillikin" is a kind of...):
strip (thin piece of wood or metal)
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