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winlestrae

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win⋅le⋅strae

[win-l-strey]
–noun Chiefly Scot.
windlestraw.

win⋅dle⋅straw

[win-dl-straw, win-l-]
–noun British Dialect.
1. a withered stalk of any of various grasses.
2. any of various long-stalked species of grass.
3. any tall, thin person.
4. any light or flimsy material or object.
Also, especially Scot., winlestrae.


Origin:
bef. 1000; OE windelstrēaw (not attested in ME). See windle, straw
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