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tuckerbag

tuckerbag

9.9
A bag for carrying food used by travellers or workers in Australia
  • noun
  • Australian
translation icon : mochila de comida
  • She packed sandwiches and fruit into her tuckerbag for the long hike.

Examples

  • The swagman filled his tuckerbag before heading into the bush.

  • He packed his lunch in a tuckerbag.

  • Every station worker kept a tuckerbag close at hand during the sheep muster.

  • The workers filled their tuckerbags with sandwiches.

  • During their road trip across Australia, they packed snacks and drinks in a tuckerbag to enjoy along the way.

  • On his journey through the outback, the traveler carried a sturdy tuckerbag filled with provisions for the days ahead.

  • She used a colorful tuckerbag to store her lunch and keep it fresh while enjoying a picnic in the park.

Synonyms

tucker-bag
vstuckerbag
  • Archaic
9.9

A bag for carrying food used by travellers or workers

is the same term written without a hyphen and used across Australia

How Big

cooler
  • US
14 2.0
tuckerbag
  • Australian
9.9
lunchbox
15 1.0
pouch
72 2.1

Surface Forms

tuckerbag singular
tuckerbags plural

Morphology

tuckerbag = tucker + bag (transparent) = tucker + bag

Straightforward compound of Australian 'tucker' (food) + 'bag', meaning a bag for carrying food.

Etymology

Tuckerbag comes from Australian tucker, meaning 'food', plus bag. A helpful way to remember it is to think of a 'food bag' you carry on a trip, and like the phrase 'tuck into', which means 'to eat', a tuckerbag holds the food you will eat while traveling.