spillikins
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spillikins¹
noun Spillikins · spellicans
- plural of spillikin
noun Spillikins · spellicans
- 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.
Spillikins²
noun
- Alternative spelling of spillikins
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noun a game of skill
| Español | palitos chinos, palillos |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 竹ひご takehigo, 竹籤 takehigo |
| 中文 | 挑竹籤 /挑竹签 tiāozhúqiān, 五色竹籤 /五色竹签 wǔsèzhúqiān, 挑棍 tiāogùn, 挑棒等 tiāobàngděng |
| Português | pega-varetas, mikado |
| Français | jonchets, jeu de jonchets, honchets |
| Deutsch | Mikado |
| Italiano | sciangai, shangai |
| Русский | бирю́льки birjúlʹki, игра́ в бирю́льки igrá v birjúlʹki |
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@misc{spillikins_2026,
title = {spillikins},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/spillikins},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}