windlestraw

win·dle·straw

W0170500 (wĭn′dl-strô′)n. Chiefly British A thin, dried stalk of grass.
[Old English windelstrēaw : windel, basket (from windan, to wind) + strēaw, straw; see straw.]

windlestraw

(ˈwɪndəlˌstrɔː) n1. (Agriculture) the dried stalk of any of various grasses2. anything weak or feeble, esp a thin unhealthy person[Old English windelstrēaw, from windel basket, from windan to wind2 + strēaw straw1]