bang straw

Language: en

Meaning: (idiomatic,archaic)Afarmer'sservant, especially athresher.1938December,James Norman Hall, “The Cheerful Tortoise (Doctor Dogbody's Leg)”, inThe Windsor Magazine‎[1], volume89, number528, page 9:Strange fastened it to his cane, for he fancied his little stick even on shipboard. With this he sprung onto the bulwark and roared out to Williams: 'I've not struck, sir! Tell your bloodybang-strawsto try and hit my stick!'

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