bang straw

== English == === Alternative forms === bang-straw === Etymology === From bang +‎ straw. === Pronunciation === === Noun === bang straw (plural bang straws) (idiomatic, archaic) A farmer's servant, especially a thresher. === References === [Francis] Grose [et al.] (1811), “Bang straw”, in Lexicon Balatronicum. A Dictionary of Buckish Slang, University Wit, and Pickpocket Eloquence. […], London: […] C. Chappell, […], →OCLC.