dilly bag

[ dil-ee ]

noun

, Australian.

1. a bag made from reeds, grasses, or hair.

dilly bag

noun

1. a small bag, esp one made of plaited grass, etc, often used for carrying food Sometimes shortened todilly

Word History and Origins

Origin of dilly bag¹

First recorded in 1840–50; dilly, from Waga (an Australian Aboriginal language spoken around Kingaroy, southern Queensland) dila

Word History and Origins

Origin of dilly bag¹

from native Australian dilly small bag or basket

Example Sentences

Christen manages an open-source content-management program called Mukurtu, the word for “dilly bag” in the language of the Warumungu, of central Australia.

From The New Yorker