gunny

[ guhn-ee ]

noun

, plural gun·nies.

1. a strong, coarse material made commonly from jute, especially for bags or sacks; burlap.

gunny

/ ˈɡʌnɪ /

noun

1. a coarse hard-wearing fabric usually made from jute and used for sacks, etc
2. Also calledgunny sack a sack made from this fabric

Word History and Origins

Origin of gunny¹

1705–15; < Hindi gonī < Sanskrit: sack, perhaps originally of hide; gaur

Word History and Origins

Origin of gunny¹

C18: from Hindi gōnī, from Sanskrit gonī sack, probably of Dravidian origin

Example Sentences

I lingered outside the teahouse, behind a pile of gunny bags and watched.

From Literature

Once the dogs were baying along the rabbit's scent, the gamekeeper ran across the trail ahead of them, dragging a gunny sack of red herrings.

From Salon

“He told them to put it in a walking boot, and he tied it on the saddle with a gunny sack,” she said.

From New York Times

Together, they fill several gunny sacks with fish — most of which will be cooked and served the following day at a public lamprey celebration hosted by the tribe.

From Seattle Times

Yakama Nation tribal member Rod Begay passed me a fish about 18 inches long as he transferred part of the day’s catch into a gunny sack for transport back to the boat.

From Seattle Times