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alforja
[al-fawr-juh, ahl-fawr-hah]
noun
Southwestern U.S.
plural
alforjasa saddlebag, especially one made of leather.
a cheek pouch.
alforja
/ ælˈfɔːdʒə /
noun
a saddlebag made of leather or canvas
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Word History and Origins
Origin of alforja1
1605–15; < Spanish < Arabic al-khurj the pair of saddlebags
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Word History and Origins
Origin of alforja1
C17: from Spanish, from Arabic al-khurj the saddlebag
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About a week later one of your companions drags out of the alforja something crumpled that resembles in general appearance and texture a rusted five-gallon coal-oil can that has been in a wreck.
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You sneak off and roll up that piece of buckskin, and thrust it into the alforja.
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