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seabag

seabag

1 7.1
A long round bag with a drawstring used by sailors to carry clothes and personal items
  • noun
  • /ˈsiːbæɡ/
translation icon : 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

  • 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.

  • 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

bag
vsseabag
1.0

A flexible container for carrying personal things like books or clothes

is a specific cylindrical sailor container closed by a drawstring
duffel
vsseabag
38 4.4

A large soft bag used to carry clothes and gear when traveling

is used by sailors and closes at the top with a drawstring
duffel bag
vsseabag
32 3.1

A large cloth bag with a round shape for carrying clothes and other things for travel or sport

is more associated with sailors and fastened by a drawstring
kit bag
vsseabag
1 3.0

A strong bag soldiers use to carry clothes and gear

is a civilian sailor item with cylindrical shape and drawstring closure
drawstring bag
vsseabag
1 2.5

A bag you close at the top by pulling a string

is cylindrical and associated with sailors rather than just closure type

How Big

trunk
110 3.3
duffel bag
32 3.1
seabag
1 7.1
satchel
28 2.5
pouch
72 2.1

Surface Forms

seabag singular
seabags plural

Morphology

seabag = sea + bag (transparent) = sea + bag

A straightforward compound whose meaning 'a bag for use at sea' is directly inferable from 'sea' + 'bag'.

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.