spilikin

English

Alternative forms

• spelican
• spillikin, spilliken

Etymology

From Old Dutch spelleken (“a small pin”). Compare English spill.

Noun

spilikin (plural spilikins)

1. A small peg used for playing a game or for keeping score, as in cribbage.
2. (in the plural) A game played with such pegs, pushpin.
3. A jackstraw or stick in the game of pick-up sticks.
4. (in the plural) The game of jackstraws or pick-up sticks.

Anagrams

• Lipinski