ditty bag

noun

1. a small bag used especially by sailors to hold sewing implements, toiletries, etc.

ditty bag

noun

1. a sailor's cloth bag for personal belongings or tools. A box used for these purposes is termed a ditty box

Word History and Origins

Origin of ditty bag¹

First recorded in 1855–60; of obscure origin

Word History and Origins

Origin of ditty bag¹

C19: perhaps from obsolete dutty calico, from Hindi dhōtī loincloth, dhoti

Example Sentences

They also had to keep their ditty bags and grass hammocks in good order, also their eating utensils, and each had to do his share of cleaning up.

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Then Rick carefully wrapped the radio unit in his handkerchief, and put the whole thing in a black denim ditty bag borrowed from Chahda for the purpose.

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There were some tri-dimensional color slides in the ditty bag hanging by his bunk.

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I remember that they had one ditty bag between them, and they had a woman's thimble in it.

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With other minor appurtenances in the ditty bag, including an arrow-repairing kit, one's burden is less than twenty pounds, an easy load.

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