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Gunny sack   /gˈəni sæk/   Listen
Gunny sack

noun
1.
A bag made of burlap.  Synonyms: burlap bag, gunnysack.





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"Gunny sack" Quotes from Famous Books



... of the Panama's passengers held up round little buckskin sacks; others slapped their shirt bosoms; and one man, amidst laughter, even held, in both hands, a large gunny sack which probably ...
— Gold Seekers of '49 • Edwin L. Sabin
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... 8601, Empire State Building. I was working late, and I left the lights on in my office when I went out to get a cup of coffee. When I came back, he was here—a big, bearded man, wearing a thing that looked like a monk's robe made out of gunny sack. What? No, I locked the door when I left. What? Well, the only thing that's missing as far as I can tell is a ceramic ash tray from one of the desks; he was holding that in his hand when I saw him. What? Oh. Where ...
— Viewpoint • Gordon Randall Garrett
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Words linked to "Gunny sack" :   bag


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