German Meaning of jackstraw
Strohhalm
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Definitions and Meaning of jackstraw in English
jackstraw (n)
a thin strip of wood used in playing the game of jackstraws
jackstraw (n.)
An effigy stuffed with straw; a scarecrow; hence, a man without property or influence.
One of a set of straws of strips of ivory, bone, wood, etc., for playing a child's game, the jackstraws being thrown confusedly together on a table, to be gathered up singly by a hooked instrument, without touching or disturbing the rest of the pile. See Spilikin.
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Strohhalm
a thin strip of wood used in playing the game of jackstrawsAn effigy stuffed with straw; a scarecrow; hence, a man without property or influence., One of a set
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