Meanings of straw thatch in English

There was a swish of rain on the straw thatch of the hut.

I also put a straw thatch over the hut, proudly using my own straw which I had grown with blood.

And she pulled the straw thatch off the top of the hole and jumped in and pulled me in afterward.

At last Robin gave the stranger a blow upon the ribs that made his jacket smoke like a damp straw thatch in the sun.

It was almost hidden under its thick brown straw thatch, and looked like the back of some huge beast, shrunk down under its bristling fur.

A little bewildered, she divested her head and shoulders of a frowsy straw thatch and stood erect, shaking it off from her single short garment.

"My only regret is, that I can't wash the straw thatch."