How to pronounce jackstraws
American English pronunciation
JAK-strawz
- IPA
- /ˈdʒækˌstɹɔz/
- Syllables
- JAK · strawz (2 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What jackstraws means
A game of picking single sticks from a jumbled pile
In a sentence: We played jackstraws on the rug, holding our breath as we lifted each stick without moving the rest.
Where it comes from: No one is sure where the name came from. Each of the sticks is called a jackstraw.
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