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Hoover bag

Hoover bag noun: an empty floursack or similar makeshift bag used by impoverished families to hold belongings or food during the Great Depression.

Noun

Hoover bag (plural Hoover bags)

  1. (US, historical) An empty floursack or similar makeshift bag used by impoverished families to hold belongings or food during the Great Depression.

Forms of Hoover bag

pluralHoover bags

Questions about Hoover bag

What does Hoover bag mean?
Hoover bag means an empty floursack or similar makeshift bag used by impoverished families to hold belongings or food during the Great Depression.
What part of speech is Hoover bag?
Hoover bag is a noun.
What is the plural of Hoover bag?
The plural of Hoover bag is Hoover bags.

Words near Hoover bag in the dictionary

  1. hoove
  2. hooved
  3. hooven
  4. Hoovens
  5. hoover
  6. Hoover bag
  7. Hoover bags
  8. Hoover blanket
  9. Hoover blankets
  10. Hoover flag
  11. Hoover flags

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