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suitcase

American  
[soot-keys] / ˈsutˌkeɪs /

noun

  1. a usually rectangular piece of luggage especially for carrying clothes while traveling.

suitcase British  
/ ˈsjuːt-, ˈsuːtˌkeɪs /

noun

  1. a portable rectangular travelling case, usually stiffened, for carrying clothing, etc

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suitcase Idioms  

  1. see live out (of a suitcase).

Etymology

Origin of suitcase

First recorded in 1900–05; suit + case 2

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Five humans, five suitcases, and a pineapple would have fit, no problem.

From Literature

Danny didn’t own very many things, but Auntie North had managed to fill his suitcase with clothes for the journey.

From Literature

When police told Grabham his wife was the body in the suitcase, his reaction – answering no comment to any questions and showing no emotion at all to the shocking news - raised suspicions.

From BBC

They’re teachers from the San Fernando Valley who go to all the Olympics and lug a bunch of weights — suitcases containing tens of thousands of commemorative pins.

From Los Angeles Times

He had a small suitcase in one hand and a scruffy old dog following him.

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