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单词 ditty-bag
释义

ditty-bagn.

Etymology: Origin obscure: according to Smyth Sailor's Word-bk. it ‘derives its name from the dittis or Manchester stuff of which it was once made’; but no evidence of this is given, nor is anything known of the stuff alleged.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈditty-bag.
A bag used by sailors to contain their smaller necessaries.
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society > occupation and work > equipment > receptacle or container > bag > [noun] > for personal belongings
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kit-bag1898
society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > equipment of vessel > other equipment of vessel > [noun] > bag or box for smaller items
lucky bag1832
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c1860 H. Stuart Novices or Young Seaman's Catech. (rev. ed.) 81 1 ditty bag, to contain two dozen of clothes stops, needles, thread, scissors, tape, thimbles, and buttons.
1885 J. Runciman Skippers & Shellbacks 159 He had a lumpy canvas bag—a dittey-bag they call it—on his shoulders.

Derivatives

ˈditty-box n. a box serving the same purpose, used by fishermen.
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society > occupation and work > equipment > receptacle or container > box > [noun] > for personal belongings, tools, etc.
chest1615
ditty-box1883
society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > equipment of vessel > other equipment of vessel > [noun] > bag or box for smaller items
lucky bag1832
ditty-bagc1860
ditty-box1883
1883 Pall Mall Gaz. 2 June Suppl. A ‘ditty-box’ is an American fisherman's receptacle for all sorts of odds and ends together with implements of every-day use.
1883 Great Internat. Fisheries Exhib. Catal. 198 Fishermen's tools, ‘ditty-boxes,’..coopering tools, [etc.].
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1897; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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