"straw shoe" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: straw shoes [plural]
Etymology: US, mid 1700s. Head templates: {{en-noun}} straw shoe (plural straw shoes)
  1. (slang, obsolete) A professional false witness hired by an unscrupulous attorney. Such a man would frequent the vicinity of a courthouse and show his intention and availability by a straw sticking from one of his shoes. Tags: obsolete, slang Synonyms: straw-bail, man of straw, straw-shoe

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