burlap bag
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3.2
- noun
- /ˈbɜrˌlæp bæg/
- US
:
saco de arpillera
- The farmer packed potatoes into a burlap bag for easy transport to the market.
- carrying a burlap bag
- burlap bag filled
- holds a burlap bag
I've stored them in just a burlap bag in a cold basement.
- I've stored them in just a burlap bag in a cold basement.
Examples
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When the ferry was full, he went to get Bryce, who sat on a pile of burlap bags playing poker with three other students.
Fiction book (1997) -
Now, the burlap bags, Tommy will fill with soil from the planters.
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We carried a burlap bag with the gun inside and boxes of ammunition.
Fiction book (1994) -
One day, she moves the burlap bag from the attic to the back of her bedroom closet.
Fiction book (2000) -
One of my earliest memories is holding a burlap bag while my father cleaned out our horse barn.
Blog text (13) -
When we lived in Biche, in the country, Papa was always coming home with burlap bags full of stuff on his head.
Fiction book (1994) -
Bryce sat on the sand and held the burlap bag open between his legs.
Fiction book (1997) -
I've stored them in just a burlap bag in a cold basement.
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Now Molly walked to the Amicalola River behind her little shack with a burlap bag in her hand.
Blog text (5) -
I took twenty dollars to Mr. Jackson's and bought two suckling pigs and carried them home squealing in a burlap bag.
Fiction book (1997)
Synonyms
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1.0
A flexible container for carrying personal things like books or clothes
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1.0
A large bag made of paper, plastic or cloth for carrying things
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6.7
A rough bag used to carry grain or potatoes
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Morphology
The meaning 'a bag made from burlap' is directly and compositionally derived from the constituents 'burlap' (a coarse fabric) + 'bag' (a portable container). This follows a common noun+noun compounding pattern (material + object) that is cross-linguistically frequent and therefore immediately understandable to a learner who knows both words.
Etymology
Burlap bag The name burlap bag comes from the rough cloth called burlap that was used to make big bags for farm goods. Farmers packed potatoes, grain, or tools into these heavy bags, so the phrase now means 'a bag made from strong, rough cloth for storing or carrying goods'.