jackstraw

Children playing jackstraws

Meanings

Noun

  • One of the pieces used for the game variously called jackstraws or pick-up-sticks.
  • An insignificant person.

Adjective

  • Resembling a bundle of jackstraws that has been strewn on a surface.
  • Of no substance or worth.

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