kit bag

American  

Or kitbag

noun

1. a small bag or knapsack, as for a soldier.

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Etymology

Origin of kit bag

First recorded in 1895–1900

Example Sentences

"There were some punch bags, which were ex-sailors' kit bags stuffed with sawdust. It was very primitive, but we loved it."

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She stows a small knitted figurine of legendary England fly-half Jonny Wilkinson, made for her by a friend's grandmother when Aldcroft was a teenager, in her kit bag for every game.

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By lunchtime, black kit bags, wreckage and the remains of 24 of the 30 people aboard the plane had been reclaimed from the Atlantic Ocean and brought ashore in Gabon.

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Biologist Sarah Kienle grabs a large sample jar from the kit bag and leans over the side to scoop some up.

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In the boot of his car, next to his kit bag, was another holdall.

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