ditty bag
noun
a small bag used especially by sailors to hold sewing implements, toiletries, etc.
Words nearby ditty bag
ditto mark, dittograph, dittography, dittrich's plug, ditty, ditty bag, ditty box, ditz, ditzy, diu, diuresis
Origin of ditty bag
First recorded in 1855–60; of obscure origin
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Examples from the Web for ditty bag
A rather hyperbolic phrase for a sailor's overhauling his ditty-bag at a leisure moment, and restowing his little hoard.
The Sailor's Word-Book|William Henry Smyth
British Dictionary definitions for ditty bag
ditty bag
noun
a sailor's cloth bag for personal belongings or tools. A box used for these purposes is termed a ditty box
Word Origin for ditty bag
C19: perhaps from obsolete dutty calico, from Hindi dhōtī loincloth, dhoti
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