workbag

American  

[wurk-bag] / ˈwɜrkˌbæg /

noun

1. a bag for holding implements and materials for work, especially needlework.

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workbag British  

/ ˈwɜːkˌbæɡ /

noun

1. Also called: work basket, workbox. a container for implements, tools, or materials, esp sewing equipment

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Etymology

Origin of workbag

First recorded in 1765–75; work + bag

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Example Sentences

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workbag

From her workbag, she pulled a pair of blackened tailor’s shears weighing close to five pounds and as long as a forearm.

From New York Times ● Feb. 15, 2018

She then handed over her workbag and her purse, containing her wallet, cash, credit cards, driver’s license, and keys to her Civic and her home.

From Washington Post ● Dec. 4, 2016

"Mrs. Liscombe really has quite a voice," said Hepatica, examining the details of the tiny travelling workbag I always carry with me.

From A Court of Inquiry by Grace S. (Grace Smith) Richmond

I braided their soft fine silk for hair, and gave them blankets as various as the scraps I found in my mother's workbag.

From American Indian stories by Zitkala-Sa

So Phronsie's "cushion-pin" was thrust into the gay little pink-and-green-striped workbag, and Polly danced out with it and handed it up to her.

From Five Little Peppers and their Friends by Margaret Sidney

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