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spilikin
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spilikin, n. [OD. spelleken a small pin. See Spill a splinter.].
One of a number of small pieces or pegs of wood, ivory, bone, or other material, for playing a game, or for counting the score in a game, as in cribbage. In the plural (spilikins ), a game played with such pieces; pushpin. [1913 Webster]
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