a small bag, esp one made of plaited grass, etc, often used for carrying food
Sometimes shortened to: dilly
Word origin
from native Australian dilly small bag or basket
dilly bag in American English
(ˈdɪli)
noun
Austral
a bag made from reeds, grasses, or hair
Word origin
[1840–50; dilly ‹ Waga (Australian Aboriginal language spoken around Kingaroy, S Queensland) dila]This word is first recorded in the period 1840–50. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: bypass, colloid, layout, sensationalism, set piece