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gunny-bag

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Gunny sack.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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  • 1920, F. B. Bradley-Birt, Bengal Fairy Tales, London: John Lane, Part I, Chapter IV, p. 19, https://archive.org/details/bengalfairytale00bradgoog Returning home, he collected the charcoal, and, putting it into two large gunny-bags, which he placed on the back of one of his cows, one bag on each side, he started for the market for the ostensible purpose of selling their contents.

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