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单词 spillikin
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Definition of spillikin in English:

spillikin

noun ˈspɪlɪkɪnˈspiləkin
  • 1spillikinstreated as singular A game played with a heap of small rods of wood, bone, or plastic, in which players try to remove one at a time without disturbing the others.

    挑棒游戏

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Playing spillikins is a suitable occupation for the very young, indoors.
    • Clearing the objects from the Antechamber was like playing a gigantic game of spillikins.
    • We sailed east on a floating palace that offered myriad activities, such as mumblety-peg, spillikins and ring-a-levio.
  • 2A splinter or fragment.

    小碎片

    Example sentencesExamples
    • ‘He went through it with the meat-axe,’ said John; ‘It's all in spillikins in the back garden.’
    Synonyms
    piece, bit, particle, speck

Origin

Mid 18th century: from spill2 + -kin.

Definition of spillikin in US English:

spillikin

nounˈspiləkin
  • 1spillikins

    another term for jackstraws
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Clearing the objects from the Antechamber was like playing a gigantic game of spillikins.
    • Playing spillikins is a suitable occupation for the very young, indoors.
    • We sailed east on a floating palace that offered myriad activities, such as mumblety-peg, spillikins and ring-a-levio.
  • 2A splinter or fragment.

    小碎片

    Example sentencesExamples
    • ‘He went through it with the meat-axe,’ said John; ‘It's all in spillikins in the back garden.’
    Synonyms
    piece, bit, particle, speck

Origin

Mid 18th century: from spill + -kin.

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