Meanings
nounstraw shoe (plural straw shoes)
plural straw shoes · alternative straw-shoe
- obsoleteslangA professional false witness hired by an unscrupulous attorney. Such a man would frequent the vicinity of a courthouse and show his intention and availability by a straw sticking from one of his shoes.
Synonyms: straw-bail, man of straw
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA professional false witness hired by an unscrupulous attorney. Such a man would frequent the vicinity of a courthouse and show his intention and availability by a straw sticking from one of his shoes.
Similar
straw-bailman of straw
Origin
US, mid 1700s.
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straw shoe. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/straw%20shoe
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“straw shoe.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/straw%20shoe. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “straw shoe,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/straw%20shoe.
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