book bag

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noun

a bag or satchel used especially by a student for carrying books.

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His boss, whom he admires, is waiting to meet with him about the big project.

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How to use book bag in a sentence

Last year, festival director Laszlo Jakab Orsos had the idea of asking a special writer to curate a book bag.
Pulitzer Winner Jennifer Egan’s PEN Festival Book Bag|Jennifer Egan|April 23, 2012|DAILY BEAST
He might naturally have written, Bring the book-bag,of course with the books in it; or, Bring the books and the bag also.
The Expositor's Bible: The Pastoral Epistles|Alfred Plummer
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.
Pretty Tales for the Nursery|Isabel Thompson

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?"
Pretty Tales for the Nursery|Isabel Thompson