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pook

pook

9.9
A bag used long ago to carry grain and other goods
  • noun
  • Archaic
translation icon : saco
  • He slung the heavy pook over his shoulder and walked to the mill.

Examples

  • The farmer filled the pook with freshly harvested wheat.

  • In the old stories, villagers would carry apples home in a pook.

  • He carried the grain in a pook.

  • The farmer filled several pooks with wheat.

  • The farmer filled the pook with freshly harvested wheat.

  • In the old stories, villagers would carry apples home in a pook.

  • He slung the heavy pook over his shoulder and walked to the mill.

Synonyms

tote
vspook
  • US
40 4.1

A large strong bag for carrying things like books or groceries

is an older rural sack mainly used for bulk farm goods
pannier
vspook
2 8.4

A large bag on the side of a bicycle or animal to carry things

is a plain loose sack meant for carrying bulk goods by hand
mailbag
vspook
1 2.0

A large strong bag for carrying letters and packages

is a general sack for grain and goods, not specialised for postal use
poke
vspook
  • Archaic
1 9.9

A small paper or plastic bag for carrying goods

is more tied to carrying grain and farm goods
carrier bag
vspook
  • UK
1 1.7

A bag shops give you to carry things you buy home

is a historic sack for storing and carrying grain rather than light purchases
tucker-bag
vspook
  • Archaic
9.9

A bag for carrying food used by travellers or workers

is a broader old sack term not limited to carrying food or region
tuckerbag
vspook
  • Australian
9.9

A bag for carrying food used by travellers or workers in Australia

is the more general rural sack used for grain and other goods
postbag
vspook
  • UK
3.9

A large bag that a mail worker carries for letters and parcels

is a general agricultural sack rather than a bag for mail

How Big

bale
37 3.0
pook
  • Archaic
9.9
bag
∞ 1.0
pouch
72 2.1

Surface Forms

pook singular
pooks plural

Etymology

Pook was also an old word for a small sack or 'bag', and it is like the English word poke, which also means 'bag' and appears in the phrase 'a pig in a poke'. So a pook is a sack for carrying grain or other goods.