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bivvybags

bivvybags is the plural of bivvybag.

Meaning of bivvybag

Noun

bivvybag (plural bivvybags)

  1. A lightweight, durable, waterproof bag, somewhat larger than a sleeping bag, that acts as an alternative to a tent.
    • But while De Quincey came up with a prototype for a one-person tent, Stevenson invented the bivvybag, 'a sort of long roll or sausage, green waterproof cart-cloth without and blue sheep's fur within.'2011, Bill Laws, Byways, Boots and Blisters: A History of Walkers and Walking, page 142

Questions about bivvybags

What is bivvybags the plural of?
Bivvybags is the plural of bivvybag.

Words near bivvybags in the dictionary

  1. bivvies
  2. bivvy
  3. bivvy bag
  4. bivvy bags
  5. bivvybag
  6. bivvybags
  7. bivvying
  8. bivy
  9. bivy bag
  10. bivy bags
  11. bivying

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