a sailor's cloth bag for personal belongings or tools. A box used for these purposes is termed a ditty box
Word origin
C19: perhaps from obsolete dutty calico, from Hindi dhōtī loincloth, dhoti
ditty bag in American English
noun
a small bag used esp. by sailors to hold sewing implements, toiletries, etc.
Word origin
[1855–60; of obscure orig.]This word is first recorded in the period 1855–60. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: barrage, boilerplate, lavabo, pickup, pipeline