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towsack

[ toh-sak ]
/ ˈtoʊˌsæk /

noun

South Midland and Southern U.S. gunnysack.

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Origin of towsack

1925–30, Americanism; apparently tow1 + sack1

regional variation note for towsack

See gunnysack.

Words nearby towsack

townswoman, town talk, townwear, towpath, towrope, towsack, towser, Towson, tow truck, towy, tox.
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