STRAW

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1. And Pharaoh commanded . . . Ye shall no more give the people straw to make brick, as heretofore: let them go and gather straw for themselves.—Bible, Exodus 5:7
   

2. A drowning man catches at a straw.—Proverb
   

3. The last straw breaks the camel's back.—Proverb
   

4. Take a straw and throw it up into the air,—you may see by that which way the wind is.—JOHN SELDEN, Table Talk