ditty bag

American  

noun

1. a small bag used especially by sailors to hold sewing implements, toiletries, etc.

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ditty bag British  

noun

1. a sailor's cloth bag for personal belongings or tools. A box used for these purposes is termed a ditty box

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Etymology

Origin of ditty bag

First recorded in 1855–60; of obscure origin

Example Sentences

No, this time the malaise comes aboard in Admiral Kirk's ditty bag, and it is that common cold of the earthling's psyche, a mid-life crisis.

From Time Magazine Archive

He secured the drawstring of the ditty bag to the end of the fishing line and inched forward again.

From The Pirates of Shan by Goodwin, Harold L. (Harold Leland)

There were some tri-dimensional color slides in the ditty bag hanging by his bunk.

From Rescue Squad by O'Hara, Thomas J.

With other minor appurtenances in the ditty bag, including an arrow-repairing kit, one's burden is less than twenty pounds, an easy load.

From Hunting with the Bow and Arrow by Pope, Saxton

That same haversack was used as a "ditty" bag.

From In Camp on the Big Sunflower by Leslie, Lawrence J.