gamebag

American  

[geym-bag] / ˈgeɪmˌbæg /

noun

1. a bag, usually of leather or canvas, for carrying game, especially birds, killed by a hunter.

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Etymology

Origin of gamebag

First recorded in 1820–30; game ¹ + bag

Example Sentences

Here and there are books, reviews, a little work- basket in the shape of a gamebag, with silk tassels, a bunch of violets in a glass vase, and green plants in the jardinieres.

From Fromont and Risler — Volume 1 by Daudet, Alphonse

Each youth carried his shotgun and his gamebag, containing his dinner, and also a good supply of ammunition.

From Four Boy Hunters by Bonehill, Ralph

His re-appearance so early, unexpected; his empty gamebag; the coon-dog carried under his arm; all have their effect upon Phoebe.

From The Death Shot A Story Retold by Reid, Mayne

Picking me up he ran toward his father, who was coming back from the neighboring swamp with his loaded gamebag.

From Dickey Downy The Autobiography of a Bird by Patterson, Virginia Sharpe

Here and there are books, reviews, a little work-basket in the shape of a gamebag, with silk tassels, a bunch of violets in a glass vase, and green plants in the jardinieres.

From Fromont and Risler — Complete by Daudet, Alphonse