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strommel

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /ˈstɹɒməl/
  • rhymes with -ɒməl

1

noun

Meaning 1

Straw.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: UK, obsolete, uncountable

Qualifier: thieves' cant

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

Hair.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: UK, obsolete, uncountable

Qualifier: thieves' cant

Examples

  • For quotations using this term, see Citations:strommel.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Old French *estramaille (“straw for bedding”), from Latin stramen (“straw for bedding”), from Proto-Indo-European *sterh3- (“to spread”).