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

Example Sentences

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

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

When Mrs. Patterson sent them out "for a whiff of fresh air," she thrust into her sister's hand a workbag with frilly white things to tuck and ruffle.

From Honey-Sweet by Turpin, Edna Henry Lee

She turned away, and began fidgeting with Lucy's workbag.

From The History of David Grieve by Ward, Humphry, Mrs.