Floursack

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A sack for flour.

    "She brought us her quilting scraps in an old floursack, ready to be used in our crafting project."

  2. 2
    Sackcloth. (In the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, floursack cloth was often reused for making clothing, quilts, or rags, and this tradition continues to some extent today.)

    "Near-synonyms: hessian, burlap"

Synonyms

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burlaphessianmeal-pokemealbag

Example

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"She brought us her quilting scraps in an old floursack, ready to be used in our crafting project."

Etymology

From flour + sack.

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