barley sack

American  

noun

Southwestern U.S. (chiefly California).

1. a burlap bag.

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Regionalisms

See gunnysack.

Example Sentences

So Bull returned to the idea of the barley sack, with gradual additions.

From Bull Hunter by Brand, Max

Fear not, though the barley sack be empty,   Here's half of Hassan's scanty bread.

From Cole's Funny Picture Book No. 1 by Cole, E. W. (Edward William)

On that evening, also, Bull made his next step forward toward the most difficult proposition of all—he took a partly filled barley sack and put it on the back of Diablo.

From Bull Hunter by Brand, Max

Into a barley sack went his saddlery, with a reserve of many straps, buckles and horse-brushes, all collected at odd moments.

From The Tale of a Trooper by Mackenzie, Clutha N. (Clutha Nantes)

But in three days the barley sack and its queer-looking additions had been changed for a true saddle—with the cinches drawn up tight enough for riding.

From Bull Hunter by Brand, Max