Definition of "jackstraw" []

• A game played with a pile of straws or thin sticks, with the players attempting in turn to remove a single stick without disturbing the others. (noun)
• One of the straws or sticks used in this game. (noun)

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• "Helping technopreneurs to excel and lead their life! reply jackstraw"
• "The jackstraw debris of timber and slash was left to go crisp for a few months; then it was torched."
• "The jackstraw jumble of rotting wood made for uncertain footing."