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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 — 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 — n 1. scarecrow, strawman, man of straw, effigy. 2. nonentity, nobody, nothing, cipher, insignificancy, little fellow, Inf. little guy, man on the street, John Doe, Inf. small fry, Sl. small fish, Sl. nebbish, Sl.Joe Blow or Joe Doakes … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
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
