"called to straw" meaning in English

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Adjective

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  1. (Southern US) Pregnant. Tags: Southern-US
    Sense id: en-called_to_straw-en-adj-UVuVRdNC Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Southern US English
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