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Jackstraw — Jack straw , n. 1. An effigy stuffed with straw; a scarecrow; hence, a man without property or influence. Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. One of a set of straws of strips of ivory, bone, wood, etc., for playing a child s game, the jackstraws being… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
jackstraw — [jak′strô΄] n. 1. [ JACK + STRAW] Obs. STRAW MAN (sense 2) 2. [ JACK + STRAW] a narrow strip of wood, plastic, etc. used in a game (jackstraws) played by tossing a number of such strips into a jumbled heap and trying to remove them one at a time… … English World dictionary
jackstraw — noun Date: 1801 1. plural but singular in construction a game in which a set of straws or thin strips is let fall in a heap with each player in turn trying to remove one at a time without disturbing the rest 2. one of the pieces used in the game… … New Collegiate Dictionary
jackstraw — /jak straw /, n. 1. one of a group of strips of wood or similar objects, as straws or toothpicks, used in the game of jackstraws. 2. jackstraws, (used with a sing. v.) a game in which players compete in picking up, one by one, as many jackstraws… … Universalium
jackstraw — noun One of the pieces used for the game variously called jackstraws or pick up sticks. Syn: spillikin … Wiktionary
jackstraw — n. piece of straw or strip of wood used in the game of jackstraws; scarecrow (Archaic); worthless person (Archaic) … English contemporary dictionary
jackstraw — noun another term for spillikin … English new terms dictionary
jackstraw — jack•straw [[t]ˈdʒækˌstrɔ[/t]] n. 1) gam one of the thin strips of wood or other material used in jackstraws 2) gam jackstraws, (used with a sing. v.) a game in which piled jackstraws must be picked up, one by one, without disturbing the heap •… … From formal English to slang
jackstraw — /ˈdʒækstrɔ/ (say jakstraw) noun 1. a straw stuffed figure of a person. 2. an insignificant person. 3. one of a number of straws, or strips of wood, bone, etc., used in a game in which they are thrown on a table in confusion and are to be picked… …
jackstraw — noun a thin strip of wood used in playing the game of jackstraws • Syn: ↑spillikin • Hypernyms: ↑strip … Useful english dictionary
