Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

care a jackstraw

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: care a -jack-straw
IPA

32

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To care (at all).

Dated

Example Sentences

"[…] Dangerfield was content to leave the question in abeyance, and did not seem to care a jackstraw what the townspeople said or thought—[…]"
"“[…] who’d care for the reputation of a schoolmaster? Do you think I’d care a jackstraw about Benson’s character if he was to die to-morrow?”"

Usage

Dated

Inflected Forms

cares a jackstraw (present, singular) caring a jackstraw (participle, present) cared a jackstraw (participle, past) cared a jackstraw (past)

Synonyms

give a jackstraw becare bother care concern oneself heed mind reck trouble oneself worry

Questions

What does care a jackstraw mean?: To care (at all).

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