单词 | gunnysack |
释义 | gunnysack in British Englishnoun sack made from gunny gunnysack in American English (ˈgʌniˌsæk) noun a sack or bag made of gunny : sometimes ˈgunnyˌbag (ˈgʌniˌbæg)gunnysack in American English (ˈɡʌniˌsæk) noun crocus sack, croker sack, grass sack, and towsack are widely used in the Southern U.S. as synonyms for gunnysack; crocus sack is used esp. in the South Atlantic States and croker sack in the Gulf States, while grass sack and towsack are used esp. in the South Midland U.S. barley sack is a Southwestern U.S. term, used esp. in Californiaa sack made of gunny or burlap Also called: gunny-bag (ˈɡʌniˌbæɡ) Word origin [1860–65; gunny + sack1]This word is first recorded in the period 1860–65. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: Paleolithic, calibrate, institutionalism, mutualism, raider |
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