sacking

[ sak-ing ]
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noun
  1. stout, coarse woven material of hemp, jute, or the like, chiefly for sacks.

Origin of sacking

1
First recorded in 1580–90; sack1 + -ing1

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British Dictionary definitions for sacking

sacking

/ (ˈsækɪŋ) /


noun
  1. coarse cloth used for making sacks, woven from flax, hemp, jute, etc

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