broken reed
Something or someone very fragile or unreliable.
Lo, thou trustest in the staff of this broken reed, on Egypt; whereon if a man lean, it will go into his hand, and pierce it: so is Pharaoh king of Egypt to all that trust in him.
reed
UK /ɹiːd/ US /ɹiːd/
noun 6name 5verb 2
Definitions
noun
1
Any of various types of tall stiff perennial grass-like plants growing together in groups near water.
2
The hollow stem of these plants.
3
Part of an aerophone musical instrument, comprising a thin piece of wood or metal, which vibrates to produce sound when air passes through it.
4
Short for reed instrument.
5
A comb-like part of a beater for beating the weft when weaving.
Coordinate term: sley
verb
1
To thatch.
2
To mill or mint with reeding.
noun
1
The fourth stomach of a ruminant; rennet.
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