alforja
Americannoun
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a saddlebag, especially one made of leather.
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a cheek pouch.
noun
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of alforja
1605–15; < Spanish < Arabic al-khurj the pair of saddlebags
Example Sentences
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You sneak off and roll up that piece of buckskin, and thrust it into the alforja.
From The Mountains by White, Stewart Edward
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.
From The Mountains by White, Stewart Edward
Now Don Quixote was beginning to feel hungry, and he asked Sancho Panza to give him some food out of his alforjas.
From The Story of Don Quixote by Choate, Florence
One of them carried behind him a pair of canvas alforjas, which appeared to have some large roundish objects inside.
From The Tiger Hunter by Reid, Mayne
Outside, she sat down on a log and remained stonily oblivious as Sucatash hastily caught up several horses and dragged saddles and alforjas into position.
From Louisiana Lou A Western Story by Winter, William West
The urchins seeing an end of this rope, hanging from the alforjas, instantly ran to the alcalde to give him information.
From The Bible in Spain - Vol. 2 [of 2] by Borrow, George Henry
The alforjas are then filled with the small articles of the camp equipment and hung on the forks of the saddle.
From Woodcraft by Kreps, E. H. (Elmer Harry)
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