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spilikin.

A small peg used for playing a game or for keeping score, as in cribbage.

8 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. A small peg used for playing a game or for keeping score, as in cribbage.

  2. A game played with such pegs, pushpin.

    in-plural
  3. A jackstraw or stick in the game of pick-up sticks.

  4. The game of jackstraws or pick-up sticks.

    in-plural
Where this word comes from

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

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.