"care a jackstraw" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Audio: en-au-care a jackstraw.ogg Forms: cares a jackstraw [present, singular, third-person], caring a jackstraw [participle, present], cared a jackstraw [participle, past], cared a jackstraw [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} care a jackstraw (third-person singular simple present cares a jackstraw, present participle caring a jackstraw, simple past and past participle cared a jackstraw)
  1. (idiomatic, dated, usually in a negative use) To care (at all). Tags: dated, idiomatic Synonyms: care, give a jackstraw
    Sense id: en-care_a_jackstraw-en-verb-ChiwjcPh Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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