
final (or last) straw
[Middle English, from Old English strēaw.]
strawy straw'y adj.For more information on straw, visit Britannica.com.
Idioms beginning with straw:
straw that breaks the camel's back
straw boss
straw in the wind
straw vote
See also draw straws; grasp at straws; last straw; make bricks without straw; not worth a dime (straw).
The dried stems and leaves of cereal grains such as oats, wheat, or rye. It is often used as a mulch in vegetable gardens or to cover grass seed in a newly sown lawn. Straw contains few if any weed seeds and is therefore more desirable than hay. It decomposes quickly and adds organic matter to the soil. See also hay; salt marsh hay.
The best way to garden is to put on a wide-brimmed straw hat and some old clothes. And with a hoe in one hand and a cold drink in the other, tell somebody else where to dig.
— Texas Bix Bender
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1. mature, dry foliage of a cereal crop after the grain has been harvested by a header or by threshing. Has very low digestibility, energy and protein content. Used principally as bedding but in some economies is used as feed. Causes impaction of the rumen in cattle and ileocecal valve in horses. Is more digestible if chopped and fed with a protein supplement or urea. If left standing in the field is referred to as stubble. When fed in this way there is a variable amount of spilt grain available also.
2. a hollow, plastic tube used for the storage of frozen semen. See also french straws.

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Straw is an agricultural by-product, the dry stalks of cereal plants, after the grain and chaff have been removed. Straw makes up about half of the yield of cereal crops such as barley, oats, rice, rye and wheat. It has many uses, including fuel, livestock bedding and fodder, thatching and basket-making. It is usually gathered and stored in a straw bale, which is a bundle of straw tightly bound with twine or wire. Bales may be square, rectangular, or round, depending on the type of baler used.
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Dansk (Danish)
n. - strå, sugerør, halm, stråhat
adj. - halm-, strå-, hø-
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Nederlands (Dutch)
rietje, stro(halm), van stro, waardeloos
Français (French)
n. - (gén) paille, fétu ou brin de paille, chaume, paille
adj. - de paille
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Deutsch (German)
n. - Stroh, Strohhalm, Strohhut
adj. - Stroh-
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Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - άχυρο, ψάθα, καλαμάκι ροφήματος, ψάθινο καπέλο, ανοικτό κίτρινο χρώμα
adj. - ψάθινος, ανοιχτοκίτρινος
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Italiano (Italian)
filo di paglia, paglia, cannuccia, di paglia
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Português (Portuguese)
n. - palha (f), canudo (m)
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Русский (Russian)
солома, соломинка, соломка, соломенная шляпа, пустяк, палевый, соломенный, ненадежный, сомнительный
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Español (Spanish)
n. - paja, pajita
adj. - de paja, pajizo
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Svenska (Swedish)
n. - sugrör, strå, rör, halm, halmhatt
adj. - värdelös, betydelselös, likgiltig
中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
稻草, 麦秆, 吸管, 没有价值的东西, 稻草的, 琐碎的, 稻草色的
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中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 稻草, 麥稈, 吸管, 沒有價值的東西
adj. - 稻草的, 瑣碎的, 稻草色的
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한국어 (Korean)
n. - 지푸라기, 하찮은 것, 빨대
adj. - 짚의, 짚으로 만든, 가치 없는
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日本語 (Japanese)
n. - わら, 麦わら, わらでできた, ストロー, 価値のないもの, 少し
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العربيه (Arabic)
(الاسم) قش, تبن, مصاصه للشرب (صفه) قشي أو تبني اللون, تافه, زائف
עברית (Hebrew)
n. - קש, תבן, גבעול, קשית, קש-מציצה, קש וגבבא, בצבע צהוב-בהיר, דבר חסר-ערך
adj. - עשוי קש, חסר-ערך, צהוב-בהיר
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