spilikin
/ˈspɪlɪkɪn/
noun
- A thin wooden stick or piece used in the game of pick-up sticks (also called spillikins).
- She carefully pulled a spilikin from the pile without moving the others.
- The game comes with a set of colorful spilikins.
- He dropped the spilikin and lost his turn.
- The game of pick-up sticks, in which players try to remove one stick at a time from a scattered pile without disturbing the rest.
- They spent the rainy afternoon playing spilikin.
- Spilikin requires a steady hand and patience.
- The children played spilikin on the living room floor.
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