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jackstraw

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jackstraw /ˈdʒakstrɔː /
noun
1 (jackstraws) [treated as singular] a game played with a heap of small rods in which players try to remove one at a time without disturbing the others.
2 one of the small rods used in the game of jackstraws.
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