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sea bag

noun

a tubular canvas bag closed by a drawstring, used by a sailor for gear.

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Origin of sea bag

First recorded in 1920–25

Words nearby sea bag

Se, sea, sea anchor, sea anemone, sea aster, sea bag, sea bass, seabeach, seabed, Seabee, sea beet
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Example sentences from the Web for sea bag

  • Sure enough there was a sea-bag, about six feet long, stuffed full—the draw-string tightly closing the mouth.

    The Log of a Sea-Waif|Frank T. Bullen

British Dictionary definitions for sea bag

sea bag

noun

a canvas bag, closed by a line threaded through grommets at the top, used by a seaman for his belongings
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