sacking
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6.0
- noun
- /ˈsækɪŋ/
- Archaic
:
saco
- The warehouse was filled with large bales of sacking stacked against the wall.
- sacking material
It was made out of sacking, you know, just laying this bed and, you know, I passed out for maybe an hour or so.
- It was made out of sacking, you know, just laying this bed and, you know, I passed out for maybe an hour or so.
Examples
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The curtains were colorless, worn, like old sacking.
Fiction book (1993) -
It was made out of sacking, you know, just laying this bed and, you know, I passed out for maybe an hour or so.
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Get some boiled water, twine and a sacking needle.
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Bought the green beans, wrapped 'em tight in burlap sacking, hammered 'em up with a marlin spike.
Fiction book (1990) -
Jute (Corchorus capsularis) is a fiber crop used to make sacking material for the handling and export of agricultural commodities such as coffee.
Academic text (2002) -
He is dressed in a filthy garment, patched together from bits of sacking and undyed wool, which hangs loosely on his emaciated body.
Fiction book (2000) -
The farmer used sturdy sacking to store the harvested grain.
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She bought a roll of sacking to make homemade bags for her gardening supplies.
Synonyms
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6.1
A rough, strong cloth made from jute used for sacks and wrapping plants
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9.9
A rough cloth worn to show sorrow or regret
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7.2
A rough cloth made from jute used to make sacks
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7.4
A thick heavy wool cloth used to make warm coats and blankets
A strong rough cloth used for making bags or tents
A rough, loosely woven cloth often used for suits and furniture
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Morphology
Etymology
Sacking comes from the simple word sack, which means 'bag', and it originally named the rough cloth used to make sacks, so sacking now means a coarse, heavy fabric often used for bags.