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Noun: jackstraws
  1. A game in which players try to pick each jackstraw (or spillikin) off of a pile without moving any of the others
    "Jackstraws requires a steady hand and careful concentration";
    - spillikins
Noun: jackstraw  'jak,stro
  1. A thin strip of wood used in playing the game of jackstraws
    "The children carefully removed jackstraws from the pile without disturbing the others";
    - spillikin

Type of: child's game, strip

Encyclopedia: Jackstraws