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STROR/strɔː/

Straw is dried stems of wheat or similar, used as bedding or fodder; a straw is also a thin tube for drinking. Hay is dried grass for feed; a stirrer is a thin stick for drinks. Canteens: a plastic straw is not the default; ask at the till if you need one.

Meaning

Dried stems of wheat or similar, used as bedding or fodder; also a thin tube for drinking.

Examples

• “A plastic straw is not default in the canteen; ask at the till if you need one.”
• “Straw bales on the farm visit are not a climbing frame; that is a health-and-safety briefing.”

Good to know

straw (uncountable as crop stems); a straw (countable drinking tube). Contrast: hay. Canteens / farms. Mix-up: strawberry is the fruit.

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