gunny

American  

[guhn-ee] / ˈgʌn i /

noun

plural

gunnies

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

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gunny British  

/ ˈɡʌnɪ /

noun

1. a coarse hard-wearing fabric usually made from jute and used for sacks, etc

2. Also called: gunny sack.  a sack made from this fabric

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Etymology

Origin of gunny

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

Example Sentences

Government pathologist Richard Njoroge told journalists on Tuesday evening that what they found was "quite unusual" with bodies "stacked in gunny bags", after a day-long process that was interrupted by heavy rains.

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026

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 • May 13, 2023

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 • Sep. 23, 2022

A group of five men assist Steve Gallegos by grabbing gunny sacks and spreading them over the pig.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 11, 2019

I put the flour sack inside the gunny sack.

From "Where the Red Fern Grows" by Wilson Rawls