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| adobe |
a building material of sun-dried clay mixed with straw, usu. made into bricks. [1/3 definitions] |
| bedding |
material such as straw or sawdust that is used as a bed for animals. [1/3 definitions] |
| broom |
a device for sweeping, consisting of a bundle of straw or bristles attached to a long handle. [1/3 definitions] |
| cock3 |
a cone-shaped stack of hay, straw, or the like. [2 definitions] |
| draw straws |
to choose one person from several by having each choose a partly concealed straw, with the shortest straw indicating the chosen person. |
| hayseed |
tiny bits of straw or chaff separated from hay. [1/3 definitions] |
| jacal |
a hut made of closely set wooden stakes that is plastered with mud and roofed with straw or rushes, found in Mexico and the southwestern United States. |
| leghorn |
a fine braided straw made from an Italian wheat. [2/3 definitions] |
| litter |
material such as straw, wood shavings, or clay granules spread in a stable, chicken coop, pet's cage or the like. [2/11 definitions] |
| manure |
the waste matter of animals, esp. that of cows and horses, used as a fertilizer. Manure is often mixed with other organic materials such as straw. [1/2 definitions] |
| matting1 |
a rough or coarse fabric made of hemp, straw, or the like, and used for making mats and other protective coverings. [1/2 definitions] |
| mattress |
a large rectangular pad consisting of a strong fabric filled with soft material such as fiber, hair, straw, or foam rubber, and used as a cushion to sleep on. [1/2 definitions] |
| pallet1 |
a small or temporary bed, or mattress stuffed with straw. |
| Panama hat |
any similar hat made of straw or a strawlike material. [1/2 definitions] |
| pitchfork |
a long, sharp, fork-shaped tool for moving hay, straw, or the like. [1/2 definitions] |
| rice paper |
a thin paper made from the straw of rice blades. [1/2 definitions] |
| rick |
a large, outdoor pile or stack of hay, straw, or the like, esp. when thatched or covered with a tarp. [2 definitions] |
| sailor |
a flat-brimmed, flat-crowned straw hat. [1/3 definitions] |
| skimmer |
a straw hat with a wide brim and a flat crown. [1/4 definitions] |
| sombrero |
a wide-brimmed straw or felt hat with a high crown, worn esp. in Mexico. |
| stack |
a large conical or rectangular heap of hay, straw, or grain. [1/9 definitions] |
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