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noun
A small peg used for playing a game or for keeping score, as in cribbage.
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noun
A game played with such pegs, pushpin.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: in-plural
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noun
A jackstraw or stick in the game of pick-up sticks.
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noun
The game of jackstraws or pick-up sticks.
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Usage: in-plural
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History
From Old Dutch spelleken (“a small pin”). Compare English spill.
