adjective
Etymology
Origin of strawy
Example Sentences
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We pictured the meek mild creatures where They dwelt in their strawy pen, Nor did it occur to one of us there To doubt they were kneeling then.
From Slate ● Dec. 25, 2012
Light, strawy manure from the horse-stable serves well for this purpose; but it should be light and free from heat.
From The Home Acre by Roe, Edward Payson
Shake out all the rank, dry, strawy part of the manure and lay it aside for other purposes.
From Mushrooms: how to grow them a practical treatise on mushroom culture for profit and pleasure by Falconer, William
Luther, as every one knows, was inclined to reject the Epistle of James; he called it "a right strawy epistle."
From Who Wrote the Bible? : a Book for the People by Gladden, Washington
Mulsh, mulsh, n. loose material, strawy dung, &c., laid down to protect the roots of plants—also Mulch.—v.t. to cover with mulsh.—adj. soft.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) by Various
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