"strawbreadth" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: strawbreadths [plural]
Etymology: straw + breadth Etymology templates: {{com|en|straw|breadth}} straw + breadth Head templates: {{en-noun}} strawbreadth (plural strawbreadths)
  1. Synonym of hairbreadth. Synonyms: hairbreadth [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-strawbreadth-en-noun-32LutG3G Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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