Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bang straw

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.82 in modern English

Syllables: bang s-traw
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A farmer's servant, especially a thresher.

Archaic

Example Sentences

"Strange fastened it to his cane, for he fancied his little stick even on shipboard. With this he sprung onto the bulwark and roared out to Williams: 'I've not struck, sir! Tell your bloody bang-straws to try and hit my stick!'"

Etymology

From bang + straw.

Usage

Archaic

Inflected Forms

bang straws (plural) bang-straw (alternative)

Questions

What does bang straw mean?: A farmer's servant, especially a thresher.
Where does bang straw come from?: From bang + straw.

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