Dictionary entry

Spilikin

Webster's Dictionary 1913

Spil″i‐kin (spĭl″ĭ‐kĭn), 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. [Written also spillikin, spilliken.]