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nunny bag
/ ˈnʌnɪ /
noun
- a small sealskin haversack, used chiefly in Newfoundland
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Word History and Origins
Origin of nunny bag1
C19 nunny, probably from Scottish dialect noony luncheon, from noon
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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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