Associations to the word «Jackstraw»
Noun
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Wiktionary
JACKSTRAW, noun. (usually plural) One of the pieces used for the game variously called jackstraws or pick-up-sticks.
JACKSTRAW, noun. (obsolete) An insignificant person.
Dictionary definition
JACKSTRAW, noun. A thin strip of wood used in playing the game of jackstraws.
Wise words
Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary
meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the
truants in custody and bring them back to their right
senses.