| 单词 | jackstraw |
| 释义 | 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 as possible without disturbing the heap. 3. Obs. a. a straw-stuffed figure of a man; scarecrow; straw man. b. an insignificant person. [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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