Meaning jackstraw
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jackstraw1590s, "effigy of a man made of straw," from Jack + straw (n.); hence "man without substance or means." It also was a name of one of the leaders of the Peasants' Revolt of 138 [..]
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jackstraw(n) a thin strip of wood used in playing the game of jackstraws
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