sleeping bag

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noun

a warmly lined or padded body-length bag, usually waterproof and with a closure, in which one or two persons can sleep, especially outdoors, as when camping.

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sleepcoat, sleeper, sleeper seat, sleeper terrorist, sleeping, sleeping bag, sleeping beauty, sleeping car, sleeping chair, sleeping draught, sleeping partner

Origin of sleeping bag

First recorded in 1815–25

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Examples from the Web for sleeping bag

I took the bundle into my room, spread the sleeping-bag on the bed and crawled into it.
Cruisings in the Cascades|George O. Shields
It was impossible to lie in bed, so I got up, imagining I was leaving aches and pains in my sleeping-bag.
The Secrets of a Kuttite|Edward O. Mousley
This is the reason why I have never used a sleeping-bag when out on the polar ice.
The North Pole|Robert E. Peary
Aggie had to be helped into her sleeping-bag, her fur coat having been rather skimp.
More Tish|Mary Roberts Rinehart

When he reached the land Johansen put him in the sleeping-bag and laid over him everything he could find.
From Pole to Pole|Sven Anders Hedin

British Dictionary definitions for sleeping bag

sleeping bag

noun

a large well-padded bag designed for sleeping in, esp outdoors

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sleeping bag

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sleeping bag

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