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bagging

bagging

3 7.2
A rough cloth made from jute used to make sacks
  • noun
  • Archaic
translation icon : saco
  • Sun-Up packages two million bags annually for retail sellers with its bagging system in Sacramento (right).
  • bagging operation
  • bagging equipment
  • bagging system

Examples

  • The farmer ordered more bagging to package the harvested potatoes for sale at the market.

  • The burlap bagging is made from jute and is used to create sturdy sacks for transporting goods.

  • Four projects plan to do on-site bagging, and two will contract it out.

    Academic text (1996)

  • All of the value was in the bagging, distribution, and promotion of the peat product line.

    Academic text (1998)

  • During the bagging process, four people work on the line while a fifth fills the hopper.

    Academic text (2000)

  • The site is also being used as the location of the MES compost bagging operation.

    Academic text (1999)

  • With the addition of the Pioneer Southern label, BFI/Irvine has expanded its bagging operation.

    Academic text (1995)

  • Sherman and Harper believe the bagging operation is at a crossroads.

    Academic text (1998)

  • Both screening and bagging are done by Ecology Farms' 10 employees on a portion of the Temecula site.

    Academic text (1996)

  • The ACUA started with a small-scale manual bagging operation, using developmentally disabled laborers.

    Academic text (1995)

Synonyms

burlap
vsbagging
  • US
23 6.1

A rough, strong cloth made from jute used for sacks and wrapping plants

is the more general term not limited to specific fibres
sacking
vsbagging
  • Archaic
1 6.0

A rough heavy cloth used for making bags for potatoes

is the same fabric typically made from jute or similar fibers
packcloth
vsbagging
  • Archaic
6.7

A strong rough cloth used for making bags or tents

is used more for general carrying fabrics rather than heavy outdoor gear
hopsacking
vsbagging
  • Specialized
9.6

A rough, loosely woven cloth often used for suits and furniture

is rougher and typically made from jute for transport purposes

Surface Forms

bagging singular
baggings plural

Morphology

bagging = bag (transparent) = bag + ing

The fabric sense is straightforwardly derived from 'bag' with '-ing' to mean material associated with bags.

Etymology

Bagging comes from the simple word bag, meaning a 'sack', plus the ending -ing, so it originally named the rough cloth used to make bags or sacks. That's why bagging refers to the heavy, sack-like fabric used for packing and storage.