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breadbag

breadbag noun: a canvas sack for the storage of hardtack.

Noun

breadbag (plural breadbags)

  1. (historical) A canvas sack for the storage of hardtack.
    • […] with a breadbag full of straw for a mattress.1871, Nautical Magazine, page 36

Forms of breadbag

pluralbreadbags
alternative formbread-bag
alternative formbread bag

Origin of breadbag

From bread + bag.

Questions about breadbag

What does breadbag mean?
Breadbag means a canvas sack for the storage of hardtack.
What part of speech is breadbag?
Breadbag is a noun.
What is the plural of breadbag?
The plural of breadbag is breadbags.

Words near breadbag in the dictionary

  1. bread-studies
  2. bread-study
  3. bread-stuff
  4. bread-worship
  5. Breadalbane
  6. breadbag
  7. breadbags
  8. breadbasket
  9. breadbasket of Europe
  10. breadbaskets
  11. breadberry

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