mystery bag
noun Australian slang
a sausage
a meat pie
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Which of the following animal names traces its immediate origin to Portuguese?
Words nearby mystery bag
Mysore, MySpace, mystagogue, mysterious, mystery, mystery bag, mystery play, mystery tour, mystic, mystical, mystical theology
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Example sentences from the Web for mystery bag
No; my father's gun hangs with his mystery-bag on his reclining-mat, and a woman or child dare not lay their fingers on it.
John Ermine of the Yellowstone|Frederic Remington
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