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Highlands weakling
Answer for the clue "Highlands weakling ", 11 letters:
windlestraw
Word definitions for windlestraw in dictionaries
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Windlestrae \Win"dle*strae`\, Windlestraw \Win"dle*straw`\, n. (Bot.) A grass used for making ropes or for plaiting, esp. Agrostis Spica-ventis . [Prov. Eng. & Scot.] --Shelley.
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
alt. (context UK Scotland dialect English) A grass used for making ropes or for plaiting, especially ''Agrostis Spica-ventis''. n. (context UK Scotland dialect English) A grass used for making ropes or for plaiting, especially ''Agrostis Spica-ventis''.
Usage examples of windlestraw.
Compared with her strength Harry was only a windlestraw, and set against her spiritual fineness no more than a clod.
Poor windlestraws On the great, sullen, roaring pool of Time And Chance and Change, I know!
Poor windlestraws On the great, sullen, roaring pool of Time And Chance and Change, I know!