gunny sack

Definitions

A sack made from burlap, used for agricultural produce.

Equivalents

Examples

““… 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, …””

“He used to carry⟳ his guitar in a gunny sack / Go sit⟳ beneath the tree by the railroad track”

“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 […].”

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