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bang straw

noun

Etymology

From bang + straw.

  1. derived from *strew-✻ — “to spread around, strew”
  2. inherited from *strawą✻ — “that which is strewn, straw”
  3. inherited from *strau✻
  4. inherited from strēaw
  5. inherited from straw
  6. compounded as bang straw — “bang + straw”

Definitions

  1. A farmer's servant, especially a thresher.

    • Strange fastened it to his cane, for he fancied his little stick even on shipboard. With this he sprung onto the bulwark and roared out to Williams: 'I've not struck, sir! Tell your bloody bang-straws to try and hit my stick!'

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA