nunny bag

/ ˈnʌnɪ /

noun

1. a small sealskin haversack, used chiefly in Newfoundland

Word History and Origins

Origin of nunny bag¹

C19 nunny, probably from Scottish dialect noony luncheon, from noon

Example Sentences

He halted at the edge of it to eat a bit of the hard bread and dried venison in his nunny-bag.

From Project Gutenberg

An if you got your mothers Bible in your nunny-bag, or anything like that you wants t save, you better fetch it, says he.

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