gunnysack

American  

[guhn-ee-sak] / ˈgʌn iˌsæk /

noun

1. a sack made of gunny or burlap.

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Regionalisms

Crocus sack, croker sack, grass sack, and towsack are widely used in Southern U.S. English as synonyms for gunnysack; crocus sack is used especially in the South Atlantic States and croker sack in the Gulf States, while grass sack and towsack are used especially in the South Midland United States. Barley sack is used in the Southwest, especially in California.

Etymology

Origin of gunnysack

First recorded in 1860–65; gunny + sack ¹

Example Sentences

Shifa wordlessly passed him a gunnysack from the boat to use as a towel and took over the oars.

From Literature

Dinah’s little gunnysack hand was soft against my cheek, and her mouth was in a twisty, wavy line.

From Literature

I had laid in a huge store of gunnysacks, hoping to fill them all with the threshed grain.

From Literature

In my case, it didn’t settle gently like a leaf, it thudded down like a gunnysack of organ meat.

From Washington Post

We set them all around the kitchen floor and then brought in the gunnysacks and untied them.

From Literature