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Meaning of flesh-bag | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A shirt.

obsolete, slang

Examples

“In 1844, the governor of Oakham Gaol overheard inmate and burglar William Bates divulge that, despite wearing his 'flesh-bag' over his clothes to alter his appearance, his victim recognised him at his preliminary hearing […]”

“The convict's new-found ability to purchase silk and self-fashion as a dandy marks his escape from impoverishment, filling his stomach and his 'flesh-bag' – the evocative flash word for shirt.”

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

See also

flesh-eating disease flesh-fly flesh-pressing fleshbag fleshbrush Fleshed