jackstraws

The nutting game itself is played similarly to that well known children's game, "jackstraws."

The chairs and easels were piled up like jackstraws at the beginning of a game.

Before him, from the figures covering the earth like thrown jackstraws, an arm was suddenly lifted.

Single trees stand gaunt and charred by a recent fire, but their comrades are piled like jackstraws, the toys of the tornado.

Then at last the little group arrived at the "breast" itself—a sullen and fearful tangle like a gigantic pile of jackstraws.