Crossword clues for spillikins
Wiktionary
alt. 1 (plural of spillikin English) 2 (context no plural English) A game in which players attempt to remove flat, carved sticks of ivory or wood (the individual ''spillikins'' of meaning 1.) from a scattered pile without disturbing any stick other than the one currently being removed. n. 1 (plural of spillikin English) 2 (context no plural English) A game in which players attempt to remove flat, carved sticks of ivory or wood (the individual ''spillikins'' of meaning 1.) from a scattered pile without disturbing any stick other than the one currently being removed.
WordNet
n. a game in which players try to pick each jackstraw (or spillikin) off of a pile without moving any of the others [syn: jackstraws]
Usage examples of "spillikins".
The kitchen fire-irons were in exactly the same position against the back door as when Martha and I had skilfully piled them up, like spillikins, ready to fall with an awful clatter if only a cat had touched the outside panels.