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   spillikin

   /ˈspɪlɪkɪn/

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   • 1. 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.
   • 2. a splinter or fragment.

   Word Origin mid 18th century: from spill2 + -kin.

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   What does Spillikin mean?

   • Blossom Word Game Pick the best words! Spelling Bee Quiz Can you outdo past winners of the National Spelli... The meaning of SPILLIKIN is jackstraw.

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   What is a Spillikins game?

   • 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. Spillikins is a game of skill. Charlie loves playing spillikins.

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   When was Spillikin first used?

   • The earliest known use of the noun spillikin is in the mid 1700s. OED's earliest evidence for spillikin is from 1734, in the writing of Mary Delany, court favourite and artist. spillikin is apparently formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: spill n.1, -kin suffix.

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   What is spill?

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   What is spiking-NN?

   • GitHub - jdvin/spiking-nn: A testbed for the development of a spiking neural network to be integrated into other projects. A testbed for the development of a spiking neural network to be integrated into other projects. heavily object oriented because the goal is understanding, not efficiency.

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3. www.collinsdictionary.com › english › spillikinSPILLIKIN definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   noun. a thin strip of wood, cardboard, or plastic, esp one used in spillikins. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. Word Frequency. spillikin in American English. (ˈspɪlɪkən ) noun Chiefly British. 1. any of the strips used in jackstraws. 2. [pl., with sing. v.] the game of jackstraws. Also sp. spilikin.

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   Spillikin is a noun that means jackstraw, a game of picking up sticks from the floor. Learn the etymology, history, and usage of this word from the Merriam-Webster dictionary.

5. www.dictionary.com › browse › spillikinSPILLIKIN Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   Spillikin is a noun that means a jackstraw, a game of picking up pins with a stick. It comes from an obsolete Dutch word spelleken, meaning peg or pin.

6. www.thefreedictionary.com › spillikinSpillikin - definition of spillikin by The Free Dictionary

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   Spillikin is a thin strip of wood, cardboard, or plastic used in playing the game of jackstraws. The Free Dictionary provides the origin, synonyms, and translations of spillikin, as well as a link to the game of jackstraws.

7. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › spillikinSpillikin - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   Jun 22, 2024 · a thin strip of wood used in playing the game of jackstraws.

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   Spillikin is a noun that has five meanings related to cribbage and games. It is derived from spill and has a suffix -kin. See etymology, pronunciation, frequency and examples.

9. en.wiktionary.org › wiki › spillikinspillikin - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

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   spillikin is a noun that means one of the straws or pieces of wood used in the game of jackstraws or spillikins. It is derived from spill + -kin, a diminutive suffix.