jackstraws
Britishnoun
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“The Colony Fire specifically is burning in a really bad spot … where these trees are like jackstraws and it’s difficult to put fire personnel into some of these areas because of that,” he said.
From Seattle Times
The chairs and easels were piled up like jackstraws at the beginning of a game.
From Project Gutenberg
The jam lay in an angle of the gorge like a heap of titanic jackstraws.
From Project Gutenberg
The nutting game itself is played similarly to that well known children's game, "jackstraws."
From Project Gutenberg
The children were tumbled in a heap like a pile of jackstraws.
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