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tucker-bag

tucker-bag

9.9
A bag for carrying food used by travellers or workers
  • noun
  • Archaic
translation icon : mochila de comida
  • On their camping trip, they filled the tucker-bag with fresh vegetables and snacks.

Examples

  • And he sang as he shoved that jumbuck in his tucker bag

    Backyard Ashes (2013)

  • And he sang as he shoved that jumbuck in his tucker bag

    Backyard Ashes (2013)

  • And he sang as he shoved that jumbuck in his tucker bag

    Backyard Ashes (2013)

  • ♪ Where's that jolly jumbuck you've got in your tucker bag ♪ [ Ringing ]

    Australia (2008)

  • The hiker packed a sandwich and some fruit in his tucker-bag for the long trek.

  • He slung his tucker-bag over his shoulder, ready for a day of work in the bush.

Synonyms

tuckerbag
vstucker-bag
  • Australian
9.9

A bag for carrying food used by travellers or workers in Australia

is the hyphenated Australian name for the same bag
dinner bucket
vstucker-bag
  • Archaic
6.8

A container that workers use to carry their lunch or dinner to work

is a soft bag rather than a rigid pail

How Big

rucksack
  • UK
8 2.7
bag
∞ 1.0
tucker-bag
  • Archaic
9.9
pouch
72 2.1

Surface Forms

tucker-bag singular
tucker-bags plural

Morphology

tucker-bag = tucker + bag (semi-transparent) = tucker + bag

While the components 'tucker' and 'bag' are clear, the specific cultural meaning of a 'bag used to carry food in the bush' is not entirely transparent to those unfamiliar with Australian English.

Etymology

Tucker-bag comes from Australian tucker, a slang word for 'food' that comes from the old word tuck, as in the phrase 'tuck in' meaning 'to eat'. So a tucker-bag is the bag you carry your food in.