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hopsack

hopsack noun: a hemp sack used for holding hops.

Noun

hopsack (countable and uncountable, plural hopsacks)

  1. (countable) A hemp sack used for holding hops.
  2. (uncountable) A coarse, loosely-woven clothing fabric.

Forms of hopsack

pluralhopsacks

Origin of hopsack

From hop + sack.

Questions about hopsack

What does hopsack mean?
Hopsack means a hemp sack used for holding hops.
What part of speech is hopsack?
Hopsack is a noun.
What is the plural of hopsack?
The plural of hopsack is hopsacks.

Words near hopsack in the dictionary

  1. hops on down to
  2. hops the twig
  3. hops the wag
  4. hops to it
  5. hops up
  6. hopsack
  7. hopsacking
  8. hopsackings
  9. hopsacks
  10. hopsage
  11. hopsages

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