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book bag

or book·bag

noun
  1. a bag or satchel used especially by a student for carrying books.
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  • But he forgot that he had left his book-bag lying in the street.

    Pretty Tales for the Nursery

    Isabel Thompson

  • Then his mamma asked, "How came you to put your book-bag on the step?"

  • Then Susan looked, and Harry looked; but the book-bag was not there.

  • A book-bag or haversack, strapped around your shoulders, will also be a convenience.

    Our Bird Comrades

    Leander S. (Leander Sylvester) Keyser

  • So she called Susan, and asked her to go up the street with Harry to look for his book-bag.