First Known Use: 1799
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gunnysack
noun gun·ny·sack \ˈgə-nē-ˌsak\
: a large bag made of rough, heavy cloth (such as burlap)
Full Definition of GUNNYSACK
: a sack made of a coarse heavy fabric (as burlap)
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Origin of GUNNYSACK
gunny coarse fabric, of Indo-Aryan origin; akin to Hindi gon sack, Punjabi gūṇī
Rhymes with GUNNYSACK
almanac, amberjack, anorak, antiblack, applejack, Arawak, Aurillac, back-to-back, bivouac, black-on-black, brainiac, bric-a-brac, Cadillac, camelback, canvasback, cardiac, carryback, celiac, cornerback, Cousin Jack, crackerjack, cul-de-sac, diamondback, fiddleback, Gay-Lussac, hackmatack, haversack, high-low-jack, huckaback, hydrocrack, iliac, ipecac, Kodiak, ladder-back, leatherback, lumberjack, maniac, medevac, Merrimack, mommy track, multipack, nunatak, Nunivak, off-the-rack, paperback, Pasternak, piggyback, quarterback, razorback, retropack, running back, sandarac, Sarawak, silverback, single-track, snapper-back, steeplejack, stickleback, Syriac, tamarack, theriac, tokamak, turtleback, umiak, Unimak, zodiac
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