seabag
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7.1
- noun
- /ˈsiːbæɡ/
:
bolsa de marinero
- It was my canvas seabag, and it held my few worldly possessions: two shirts, two pairs of breeches, smallclothes, stockings, and the suit and pair of shoes the good Mr. Horne had bought for me to wear to my mother's funeral.
Examples
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At the railroad station, they bore me along to the platform, enthroned me on our four seabags, hunted up a hand truck, and told me to guard it with my fading life.
Fiction book (1991) -
The sailor packed his clothes into a sturdy seabag before setting off on his journey.
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Then a boy came along with his seabag on his shoulder.
Fiction book (1991) -
Here, he started to take the wet things out of his seabag.
Fiction book (1991) -
While I was waiting for inspiration, a man came up with a seabag full of laundry.
Fiction book (1991) -
He began to loosen the hitch at the mouth of his seabag.
Fiction book (1991) -
Obviously, Dad grabbed the paperwork, packed his seabag, and hauled butt to that destroyer!
Blog text (11) -
So I stuffed my seabag behind me for comfort's sake, settled in the doorway, and leaned back to wait.
Fiction book (2002) -
Our quarters were so cramped that we had to stow our seabags on deck, and the gear was wet through with rain and salt spray.
Fiction book (1991) -
He looked around at the casks, crates, and seabags that lined the center of the longship's hull.
Fiction book (1992)
Synonyms
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1.0
A flexible container for carrying personal things like books or clothes
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4.4
A large soft bag used to carry clothes and gear when traveling
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3.1
A large cloth bag with a round shape for carrying clothes and other things for travel or sport
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3.0
A strong bag soldiers use to carry clothes and gear
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2.5
A bag you close at the top by pulling a string
How Big
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Seabag comes from the simple parts sea and bag, which together mean a bag 'for the sea' or a sailor's bag. So a seabag is a sailor's bag with a drawstring for clothes and personal things, and that picture makes the word easy to remember.