Waterbag

noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 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."

  2. 2
    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. historical

Example

More examples

"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."

Etymology

From water + bag.

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