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  • noun A bag or sack made of gunny.

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  • noun Alternative spelling of gunny sack.

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  • noun a bag made of burlap

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Examples

  • The American contractor needing the gunnysack was a company called Custer Battles.

    Billions over Baghdad Donald L. Barlett and James B. Steele 2007

  • Early next morning I saw him go by with a dip-net and gunnysack, and Bellona trotting at his heels.

    MOON-FACE 2010

  • As my mother used to say, when it comes to militaristic roles in foreign policy, you could throw 'em both in a gunnysack and there's no tellin 'which of 'em would crawl out first.

    Archive 2009-05-01 2009

  • A gunnysack, half full of galley coal, was fastened to his feet.

    That Dead Men Rise Up Never 2010

  • As my mother used to say, when it comes to militaristic roles in foreign policy, you could throw 'em both in a gunnysack and there's no tellin 'which of 'em would crawl out first.

    Riding Along In A Handbasket 2009

  • A gunnysack, half full of galley coal, was fastened to his feet.

    THAT DEAD MEN RISE UP NEVER 2010

  • When a bird got close enough we should blind it with the powerful beam of our flashlight, subdue it with our stick, and then stuff it into the gunnysack.

    what is a snipe and how do you hunt them? 2009

  • If we try to keep all the old systems and add the new ones, our already overstretched budget will rip apart like a gunnysack.

    Ike was right: Defense spending must be cut David Ignatius 2011

  • When a bird got close enough we should blind it with the powerful beam of our flashlight, subdue it with our stick, and then stuff it into the gunnysack.

    what is a snipe and how do you hunt them? 2009

  • It's like watching two monkeys collaborating in a gunnysack.

    Chrysler's Global Melange Yields True Luxury Dan Neil 2012

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