straw bondn.U.S. (see quot. 1889 and cf. straw bailn.).
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straw bond1889
1889 Cent. Dict. at BondStraw bond, a bond upon which either fictitious names or the names of persons unable to pay the sum guaranteed are written as names of sureties.