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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 arums
  2. water ash
  3. Water Babies
  4. Water Baby
  5. water baby syndrome
  6. water bag
  7. water bags
  8. water bailage
  9. water bailie
  10. water bailies
  11. water bailiff

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