Definitions
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- noun plural See
spilikin .
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- noun Plural form of
spelican .
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Examples
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Without moral or religious uniformity, with material interests as involved and confused as a heap of spelicans, there remains only one generality for the politician's purpose, the ampler aspect of a man's egotism, his pride in what he imagines to be his particular kind -- his patriotism.
Anticipations Of the Reaction of Mechanical and Scientific Progress upon Human life and Thought 1906
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Twice I invaded his office with a bag (M'Leod lent it) full of the spelicans needed in this detestable game, and a vocabulary to match.
Actions and Reactions Rudyard Kipling 1900
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