gunnysack

[ guhn-ee-sak ]

noun

1. a sack made of gunny or burlap.

Word History and Origins

Origin of gunnysack¹

First recorded in 1860–65; gunny + sack ¹

Example Sentences

Shifa wordlessly passed him a gunnysack from the boat to use as a towel and took over the oars.

From Literature

Dinah’s little gunnysack hand was soft against my cheek, and her mouth was in a twisty, wavy line.

From Literature

Normally, Karl had said, it would take three men to keep up with the threshers output, filling the gunnysacks and stitching them with exactly seven stitches before tossing them onto the grain wagon.

From Literature

In my case, it didn’t settle gently like a leaf, it thudded down like a gunnysack of organ meat.

From Washington Post

“There’s three gunnysacks on the back porch,” he said.

From Literature