shoulder bag

noun

1. a handbag with shoulder strap attached.

Word History and Origins

Origin of shoulder bag¹

First recorded in 1940–45

Example Sentences

Most days, she carries her essentials in a pale blue nylon Longchamp-style shoulder bag.

From The Daily Beast

He noticed that each of them was wearing a little shoulder bag—a Marine Corps first-aid pouch—slung from a webbing strap.

From Project Gutenberg

When he looked again, they were all up on it, and Mitzi was showing the court what she had in her shoulder bag.

From Project Gutenberg

While I was engaged in doing so he opened my shoulder-bag and eyed its contents curiously.

From Project Gutenberg

I like to keep a couple handsful of rocks in my shoulder-bag, just in case.

From Project Gutenberg

He packed a shoulder-bag, took a couple more painkillers, and walked out into the living room.

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