(1):
(n.) Anything proverbially worthless; the least possible thing; a mere trifle.
(2):
(n.) The gathered and thrashed stalks of certain species of grain, etc.; as, a bundle, or a load, of rye straw.
(3):
(n.) A stalk or stem of certain species of grain, pulse, etc., especially of wheat, rye, oats, barley, more rarely of buckwheat, beans, and pease.
(4):
(v. t.) To spread or scatter. See Strew, and Strow.