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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]: jackstraws \jack"straws'\, noun The game played with jackstraws[2], which resembles {pick-up-sticks}. [PJC] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: noun 1: a game in which players try to pick each jackstraw (or spillikin) off of a pile without moving any of the others [syn: {spillikins}] |
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