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

Last of all, Aunt Sukey would draw her knitting needle from its sheaf, roll up the half-finished stocking, and put it away in a workbag hanging on a hook, near the chimney corner.

From Her Mother's Secret by Southworth, Emma Dorothy Eliza Nevitte

But Geraldine was already out of hearing and half-way across the quadrangle to fetch her workbag from the dormitory.

From Just Gerry by Chaundler, Christine

Not satisfied with what she had done, and noticing that his shoes were old and worn, she took out of her beaded workbag a pair of splendidly worked moccasins, and put them on his feet.

From Algonquin Indian Tales by Young, Egerton Ryerson