First Known Use: before 12th century
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windlestraw
noun win·dle·straw \ˈwin-dəl-ˌstrȯ, ˈwi-nəl-\
Definition of WINDLESTRAW
British : a dry thin stalk of grass
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Origin of WINDLESTRAW
Middle English *windelstraw, from Old English windelstrēaw, from windel- (akin to Middle English windel caulking material) + strēaw straw
Rhymes with WINDLESTRAW
Arkansas, blue-sky law, canon law, Chickasaw, civil law, clapperclaw, common-law, crosscut saw, decree-law, devil's claw, foofaraw, higher law, homestead law, in the raw, keyhole saw, Kiowa, lantern jaw, lemon law, lumpy jaw, Mackinac, mackinaw, Morgenthau, Murphy's Law, overawe, overdraw, panama, private law, public law, roman law, saber saw, Saginaw, Salic law, son-in-law, tragic flaw, usquebaugh, Wichita, williwaw, Yakima
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