spilikin
English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Old Dutch spelleken a small pin. Compare spill
Noun edit
spilikin (plural spilikins)
- (cribbage) A small peg used for playing a game or for keeping score, as in cribbage.
- (in the plural) a game played with such pegs, pushpin.
- A jackstraw or pickup stick.
- (in the plural) The game of jackstraws or pick up sticks.