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Jackstraws Definition & Meaning

jackstraws
noun
  1. a game in which players try to pick each jackstraw (or spillikin) off of a pile without moving any of the others

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What does jackstraws mean?
a game in which players try to pick each jackstraw (or spillikin) off of a pile without moving any of the others
What part of speech is jackstraws?
Jackstraws is a noun.

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