"whopstraw" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: whopstraws [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} whopstraw (plural whopstraws)
  1. A rustic, a clod-hopper. Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-whopstraw-en-noun-1-kZgYva Disambiguation of People: 63 37
  2. A thresher, one who separates the grain from the chaff by beating with a flail.
    Sense id: en-whopstraw-en-noun-UuAfB9Zo Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 33 67 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 23 77 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 16 84

Inflected forms

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