jackstraw
[ jak-straw ]
/ ˈdʒækˌstrɔ /
noun
one of a group of strips of wood or similar objects, as straws or toothpicks, used in the game of jackstraws.
jackstraws, (used with a singular verb)
a game in which players compete in picking up, one by one, as many jackstraws as possible without disturbing the heap.
Obsolete.
- a straw-stuffed figure of a man; scarecrow; straw man.
- an insignificant person.
Origin of jackstraw
First recorded in 1590–1600; after
Jack Straw, name or nickname of one of the leaders of the rebellion headed by Wat Tyler in 1381 in England
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