| She was past mistress of the pretty game of jackstraws, much in vogue at that time. |
| Sue had stolen some matches and was using them as jackstraws. |
| The chairs and easels were piled up like jackstraws at the beginning of a game. |
| And why were they all crosswise with each other, like jackstraws? |
| Broken columns of rock fractured from the face are tumbled like a game of jackstraws below. |
| Orders for games included 48 chessboards and chessmen, 12 sets of fox and geese, 6 sets of jackstraws, 9 boxes of ninepins, and 3 sets of German tactics. |
