jackstraws

/ ˈdʒækˌstrɔːz /

noun

1. functioning as singular another name for spillikins

Example Sentences

The nutting game itself is played similarly to that well known children's game, "jackstraws."

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The chairs and easels were piled up like jackstraws at the beginning of a game.

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Before him, from the figures covering the earth like thrown jackstraws, an arm was suddenly lifted.

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Single trees stand gaunt and charred by a recent fire, but their comrades are piled like jackstraws, the toys of the tornado.

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Then at last the little group arrived at the "breast" itself—a sullen and fearful tangle like a gigantic pile of jackstraws.

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