spillikins
noun/ˈspɪlɪkɪnz/
/ˈspɪlɪkɪnz/
(British English) (North American English jackstraw)
[uncountable]- a game in which you remove a small stick from a pile, without moving any of the other sticksWord Originmid 18th cent.: from spill2 + -kin.
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