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windlestraw

win·dle·straw [ wínd'l stràw ] (plural win·dle·straws)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. dry grass stalk: a thin dry stalk of grass

2. U.K. regional weak-willed person: somebody who is regarded as lacking in strength of character ( archaic or literary )

[ Old English windelstrēaw< windan "wind" + strēaw "straw"]
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