English

Alternative forms

• gunnysack

Noun

gunny sack ‎(plural gunny sacks)

1. A sack made from burlap, used for agricultural produce.
   • 1920, Peter B. Kyne, The Understanding Heart, Chapter XI

     “… Tony, there are some old, empty gunny sacks—the only dry thing on Bogus tonight. … They'll do to make a bed for the baby in the wood-box, …”

   • 1985, Peter Carey, Illywhacker, Faber and Faber 2003, p. 259:

     life would be a misery, trudging all the way down to Number 7 wharf for a meal ticket, then back up to the other end of the city to collect a gunnysack of food […].

Synonyms

• gunny-bag

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