Sugarbag
//ˈʃʊɡəbæɡ// noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A bag, typically made of cloth, for holding sugar. countable
"Bradly hung the fowl in a sugar-bag for to-morrow's dinner and set about grilling chops, with tomatoes stuffed with cheese and breadcrumbs in the pan."
- 2 Wild honey or honeycomb. Australia, uncountable
"One day Djungun said to his wives, 'I will help you to hunt for sugarbag.'"
Example
More examples"Bradly hung the fowl in a sugar-bag for to-morrow's dinner and set about grilling chops, with tomatoes stuffed with cheese and breadcrumbs in the pan."
Etymology
From sugar + bag; sense 2 (“wild honey or honeycomb”) was originally a word used by Aboriginal Australians.
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