windlestraw

win·dle·straw

noun \ˈwin-d^əl-ˌstrȯ, ˈwi-n^əl-\

Definition of WINDLESTRAW

British

: a dry thin stalk of grass

Origin of WINDLESTRAW

Middle English *windelstraw, from Old English windelstrēaw, from windel- (akin to Middle English windel caulking material) + strēaw straw

First Known Use: before 12th century

Rhymes with WINDLESTRAW

Arkansas, blue-sky law, canon law, Chickasaw, civil law, clapperclaw, common-law, crosscut saw, decree-law, devil's claw, foofaraw, higher law, homestead law, in the raw, keyhole saw, Kiowa, lantern jaw, lemon law, lumpy jaw, Mackinac, mackinaw, Morgenthau, Murphy's Law, overawe, overdraw, panama, private law, public law, roman law, saber saw, Saginaw, Salic law, son-in-law, tragic flaw, usquebaugh, Wichita, williwaw, Yakima