gunny

American  

[guhn-ee] / ˈgʌn i /

noun

plural

gunnies

1. a strong, coarse material made commonly from jute, especially for bags or sacks; burlap.

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gunny British  

/ ˈɡʌnɪ /

noun

1. a coarse hard-wearing fabric usually made from jute and used for sacks, etc

2. Also called: gunny sack.  a sack made from this fabric

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Etymology

Origin of gunny

1705–15; < Hindi gonī < Sanskrit: sack, perhaps originally of hide; cf. gaur

Example Sentences

Once the dogs were baying along the rabbit's scent, the gamekeeper ran across the trail ahead of them, dragging a gunny sack of red herrings.

From Salon • May 13, 2023

“He told them to put it in a walking boot, and he tied it on the saddle with a gunny sack,” she said.

From New York Times • Oct. 21, 2022

Her makeshift hut, like hundreds of others here, is made from sticks and covered with gunny bags and clothes.

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2022

“We used gunny sacks to cover the windows because there was no glass.”

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 14, 2018

He emptied the fifty frogs into it and covered it with a wet gunny sack to keep his charges happy.

From "Cannery Row" by John Steinbeck