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workbag

workbag noun: a bag containing tools or material used for work, especially needlework.

Noun

workbag (plural workbags)

  1. A bag containing tools or material used for work, especially needlework.
    • The American Medical Association warns that carrying more than 10 percent of your body weight can lead to injury, and the overnight appearance of low back pain led me to weigh my own workbag a few summers ago (back then, it was a satchel slung over one shoulder).2007 June 28, Lisa Belkin, “Your Briefcase Just Ran Over My Toe”, in New York Times
    Synonyms:
    workbasket, workbox

Synonyms of workbag

Forms of workbag

pluralworkbags

Origin of workbag

From work + bag.

Questions about workbag

What does workbag mean?
Workbag means a bag containing tools or material used for work, especially needlework.
What part of speech is workbag?
Workbag is a noun.
What is the plural of workbag?
The plural of workbag is workbags.

Words near workbag in the dictionary

  1. workathons
  2. workation
  3. workations
  4. workaway
  5. workaways
  6. workbag
  7. workbags
  8. workbase
  9. workbases
  10. workbasket
  11. workbaskets

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