satchel
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2.5
- noun
- /ˈsæʧəl/
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bandolera
- A thin old man carrying a brown leather satchel scurries out of the bank.
It's a nice little satchel to put your links in.
- It's a nice little satchel to put your links in.
- And he's got in his satchel the orders wrapped around these three cigars.
- We might call it a satchel or a knapsack that they carried things around in.
- And then I traded it for this color and this was the Danielle Nicole Mini Jelly Satchel.
- I've been carrying blue and like a little dog satchel, like a dog bag because she wasn't old enough to go on walks, but now she can.
- You know, yo dog, you got a Conestoga wagon with that satchel.
- To walk with your loin, with that bag baby, you know, with that bag and branch baby, with that bat, with that bat and satchel baby, you know what I'm saying?
Examples
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She carried her books in a stylish satchel with a long shoulder strap.
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The workman stands in the receding elevator, satchel at his feet, looking up into the barrel of Vito's gun.
Fiction book (1991) -
It's a nice little satchel to put your links in.
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Kept the kids stuff in a little satchel and watched the kid.
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And do you just kind of walk into town like with a a stick and a satchel over your shoulder?
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I always collected rocks in a little satchel on the way down here to skip over the water.
Fiction book (1994) -
A woman saw a young man who walked in carrying a black satchel... ...and sat down in the spectator section.
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Betty still won't look at him, opens the satchel, and begins a quick count.
Fiction book (1992) -
Donna shouldered her satchel, and at her movement, Miss Howe took a step back.
Fiction book (1990) -
D'Artagnan holds a restless horse by the reins, his traveling satchel attached to the saddle.
Fiction book (1993)
Synonyms
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1.1
A bag students use to carry books and other school things
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1.3
A bag with a long strap that you wear on one shoulder
5
3.0
A small bag with one strap worn across the body to carry personal items
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8.4
A small strong bag with one shoulder strap used to carry food or personal things
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1.1
A bag students use to carry books and school supplies
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1.0
A bag for carrying books and school things
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Etymology
Satchel comes from an old word saccus meaning 'bag' and is related to the common English word sack, which helps you remember the shape. So a satchel is like a small 'sack' with a strap for carrying books or things over your shoulder.