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towsack

towsack noun: a kind of burlap sack; a gunny sack.

Noun

towsack (plural towsacks)

  1. (Appalachia) A kind of burlap sack; a gunny sack.
    • You do not think it until he comes through the door, carrying the empty toe-sack in one hand and the revolver in the other.1970, Donald Harington, Lightning Bug
    • Baseball was "as natural as breathing," played with towsacks or bushes for bases, splintered bats held together with electric tape, and teams with from two to two dozen players.1997, Paxton Davis, Being a Boy, page 262

Forms of towsack

pluraltowsacks
alternative formtoe sack

Origin of towsack

From tow + sack.

Questions about towsack

What does towsack mean?
Towsack means a kind of burlap sack; a gunny sack.
What part of speech is towsack?
Towsack is a noun.
What is the plural of towsack?
The plural of towsack is towsacks.

Words near towsack in the dictionary

  1. towropes
  2. Towry
  3. Towrys
  4. tows
  5. tows the line
  6. towsack
  7. towsacks
  8. towse
  9. towsed
  10. towser
  11. towsers

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