doodlesack
[ dood-l-sak ]
/ ˈdud lˌsæk /
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noun
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Also du·del·sack [dood-l-sak; German dood-l-zahk] /ˈdud lˌsæk; German ˈdud lˌzɑk/ .
Origin of doodlesack
First recorded in 1840–50; from German Dudelsack, equivalent to Dudel “(bag)pipe” + Sack “bag, sack”;see origin at sack1
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