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water-bag

water-bag is the alternative form of waterbag.

Meaning of waterbag

Noun

waterbag (plural waterbags)

  1. A bag for carrying water.
    • Who'll come a'waltzing Matilda my darling
      Who'll come a'waltzing Matilda with me
      Waltzing Matilda and leading a water-bag
      Who'll come a'waltzing Matilda with me.1895, “Waltzing Matilda”, Banjo Paterson (lyrics)
  2. (historical) The bag-like compartment in a camel's hump in which the animal was once believed to store water; in fact it is fatty tissue.

Forms of water-bag

pluralwater-bags

Questions about water-bag

What is water-bag the alternative form of?
Water-bag is the alternative form of waterbag.

Words near water-bag in the dictionary

  1. water'd
  2. water's edge
  3. water's edges
  4. water-arum
  5. water-arums
  6. water-bag
  7. water-bags
  8. water-based
  9. water-basket
  10. water-baskets
  11. water-bath

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