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Use "jackstraws" in a sentence
"This open ground beneath the trees made walking anywhere easy in contrast to eastern forests with their thick bushy undergrowth and giant jackstraws deadfalls."
"He pointed to the timbers, some of which had been scattered like jackstraws."
"There was virtually nothing left inside, though the chimney stack still stood, and jagged bits of the walls remained, their logs fallen like jackstraws."