1. a game played with a bundle of straws or thin wooden sticks that are dropped in a pile and then picked up one at a time without disturbing the others
Usage: also called pick-up sticks
2. the thin sticks or straws used in the game of jackstraws

Examples

• The children played jackstraws on the living room floor.
• She carefully picked up one jackstraw without moving the others.
• The game of jackstraws requires steady hands and patience.
• We found an old set of wooden jackstraws in the attic.
• Playing jackstraws helps develop fine motor skills.
• The jackstraws scattered across the table when dropped.