gunnysack

Thân thiện

A gardener fills a gunnysack with fallen leaves.

Definition

Noun: A coarse sack made from burlap (a rough, woven fabric from jute or hemp), typically used for storing and transporting agricultural products like potatoes, grain, or coffee beans.

Usage

This word specifically refers to the sack or bag itself, not its contents. It is a compound noun formed from "gunny" (a type of coarse fabric) and "sack." It is often used in agricultural, historical, or rustic contexts.

Examples

• The farmers filled the gunnysack with freshly harvested potatoes.
• She found some old gunnysacks in the barn and used them for decoration.
• In the past, coffee was often shipped in large gunnysacks.

Advanced Usage

• "gunnysack race": A traditional game, often at picnics or fairs, where participants hop with their legs inside a large gunnysack.
  • The children laughed during the gunnysack race at the school carnival.

Variants and Related Words

• Burlap sack: A direct synonym; "burlap" is the more common modern term for the fabric.
• Hessian sack: A term used primarily in British English.
• Gunny (noun): The coarse fabric itself, from which a gunnysack is made.

Synonyms

• Burlap bag
• Jute sack
• Hessian bag

Related Phrases/Idioms

• To be a gunnysack: (Informal, rare) To describe something as being of very poor quality, shapeless, or crude, like a simple sack.
  • That old dress looks like a gunnysack.

Học thuật

Noun

1. a bag made of burlap

Từ đồng nghĩa

• gunny sack
• burlap bag