gunny
Americannoun
noun
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a coarse hard-wearing fabric usually made from jute and used for sacks, etc
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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
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“It’s extremely important,” Gunny said of the physicals.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 27, 2023
“If all these bullets weren’t going to stop me, a virus isn’t going to stop me,” said Gunny Macias, who was shot five times during the shooting.
From Washington Times • Apr. 6, 2020
Fast forward to 2012: Gunny Harboe was restoring the house and seeking the original paint color.
From Washington Post • Sep. 5, 2019
Common sense, math and science don't seem to work so what are you going to do? kbanginmotown @ Bravo, Gunny!
From Time • Jan. 6, 2013
You know I can't bribe all the newspapers, and I can't go back on anybody who was civil to Gunny at Redhorse—not if I'm pitched out of society into the sea.
From The Collected Works of Ambrose Bierce — Volume 2: In the Midst of Life: Tales of Soldiers and Civilians by Bierce, Ambrose
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