waterbag

waterbag noun: a bag for carrying water.

Noun

waterbag (plural waterbags)

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)
- We had no waterbags. We lived on the veldfoods that quite by chance I had learned to pick out by keeping an eye on the bearers.1983, Wilma Stockenström, translated by J. M. Coetzee, The Expedition to the Baobab Tree, London: Faber & Faber, page 90
(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.

Somewhat later, Ayla picked up her waterbag to get a drink, found it empty, then put it down and forgot about her thirst.2010, Jean M. Auel, The Shelters of Stone, →ISBN:
The men took their lunch, usually Romano cheese, ham or Italian sausage and bread, and a waterbag.2011, Lenore Layman, Criena Fitzgerald, 110 degrees in the Waterbag, →ISBN, page 165:

From water + bag.

What does waterbag mean?: Waterbag means a bag for carrying water.
How do you use waterbag in a sentence?: Somewhat later, Ayla picked up her waterbag to get a drink, found it empty, then put it down and forgot about her thirst.
What part of speech is waterbag?: Waterbag is a noun.
What is the plural of waterbag?: The plural of waterbag is waterbags.

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