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Meaning of bang straw | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A farmer's servant, especially a thresher.

archaic, idiomatic

Examples

“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 bloody bang-straws to try⟳ and hit my stick⟳!'”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

Bang That Was Promised bang up bang zone Bang-bang bang-up cove Bang's disease

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