windlestraw

[ win-dl-straw, win-l- ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, British Dialect.

windlestraw

/ ˈwɪndəlˌstrɔː /

before 1000; Old English windelstrēaw (not attested in ME). See windle, straw

Old English windelstrēaw, from windel basket, from windan to wind ² + strēaw straw ¹

But before I found them I encountered a windlestraw which showed which way blew the wind and gave promise of a very gale.

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[fur-kin ]

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