Weymouth, a hundred and eighty years ago, was about as symmetrical as a game of spillikins in confusion. |
One evening, Belinda was playing with little Charles Percival at spillikins. |
We sailed east on a floating palace that offered myriad activities, such as mumblety-peg, spillikins and ring-a-levio. |
And on the floor nearby is a heap of maulsticks arranged like spillikins, or pick-up sticks – remove one and the whole circle would be disturbed. |
Playing spillikins is a suitable occupation for the very young, indoors. |
Clearing the objects from the Antechamber was like playing a gigantic game of spillikins. |