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doodlesack

American  
[dood-l-sak] / ˈdud lˌsæk /
German dudelsack

noun

  1. bagpipe.

Etymology

Origin of doodlesack

First recorded in 1840–50; from German Dudelsack, equivalent to Dudel “(bag)pipe” + Sack “bag, sack”; sack 1

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Associated words: bray, asinine, asininity. do-nothing, a. inactive, idle, lazy, fabian, slothful. doodlesack, n. bagpipe. doom, n. judicial sentence, judgment; destiny, death. door, n. entrance, portal, gate; postern; porch, portico.

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