JACKSTRAW
\d͡ʒˈakstɹɔː], \dʒˈakstɹɔː], \dʒ_ˈa_k_s_t_ɹ_ɔː]\
Definitions of JACKSTRAW
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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.
By Oddity Software
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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.
By Noah Webster.
