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workbag

American  
[wurk-bag] / ˈwɜrkˌbæg /

noun

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


workbag British  
/ ˈwɜːkˌbæɡ /

noun

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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of workbag

First recorded in 1765–75; work + bag

Example Sentences

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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

They were knitting, and every one had a square velvet workbag.

From The Morgesons by Stoddard, Elizabeth

With which Mrs. Bundle gathered up her skirts, and her worsted workbag, and clambered into the coach.

From A Flat Iron for a Farthing or Some Passages in the Life of an only Son by Wheelhouse, M. V.

The dress was made by Mrs. Hill, of New Salem, and the reticule or workbag will be readily recognized by those who have any recollection of the early days.

From McClure's Magazine December, 1895 by Tarbell, Ida M.

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