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called to straw

called to straw adjective: pregnant.

Adjective

called to straw

  1. (Southern US) Pregnant.
    • After that, till she was called to straw, she just minded her own business and said nothing about it. When the time come Cora didn't let on to a soul. […] Save for one little gown, Cora hadn't made any baby clothes. I didn't even know she was called to straw.1968, Mildred Haun, The Hawk's Done Gone: And Other Stories, Vanderbilt University Press, →ISBN, page 244
    • She'd been called to straw,²⁵ she admitted. Preacher Willard Coleman knew all about her sinnin', but he'd promised he'd forgive her.[…] ²⁵Pregnant.2007 January 26, Elaine Hatfield, Take up Serpents: The Further Adventures of Firefly, the Tiny Detective, Xlibris Corporation, →ISBN, page 98

Questions about called to straw

What does called to straw mean?
Called to straw means pregnant.
What part of speech is called to straw?
Called to straw is an adjective.

Words near called to straw in the dictionary

  1. called time
  2. called to
  3. called to account
  4. called to mind
  5. called to order
  6. called to straw
  7. called to task
  8. called to the bar
  9. called together
  10. called up
  11. called upon

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