Definition of Burlap bag

1. Noun. A bag made of burlap.

Exact synonyms: Gunny Sack, Gunnysack
Generic synonyms: Bag

Lexicographical Neighbors of Burlap Bag

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burkholderia pseudomallei
burkina faso
burkinabes
burking
burkini
burkinis
burkite
burkites
burkitt lymphoma
burks
burl
burladero
burladeros
burlap
burlap bag (current term)
burlaps
burlaw
burled
burler
burlers
burlesk
burlesks
burlesque
burlesqued
burlesquely
burlesquer
burlesquers
burlesques
burlesquing

Literary usage of Burlap bag

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Tariff Schedules: Hearings Before the Committee on Ways and Means, House of by Oscar Wilder Underwood (1913)
"The differential duty between the burlap and the burlap bag is the difference between 15 per cent ad valorem and nine-sixteenths of a cent per pound on ..."

2. The Limestone Resources and the Lime Industry in Ohio by Edward Orton, Samuel Vernon Peppel (1906)
"The paper sack is encased in a coarse burlap bag, but is made larger than the burlap bag, so the latter must carry the strain. Ground Lime. ..."

3. The History of Battery A (formerly Known as the Keystone Battery): --and by John Fulton Reynolds Scott, Logan Howard-Smith (1912)
"We furnished him with shoes, a pair of "fibre-dyed" trousers and a burlap bag; out of the latter he made a coat by simply cutting holes for his arms. ..."

4. Technical Procedure in Exporting and Importing by Morris Sigmund Rosenthal (1922)
"10^ oz. burlap bag containing 140 lbs. Heavy paper liners are used, although in some instances exporters supply double burlap bags. Sugar. ..."

5. The Never-ceasing Search by Francis Otto Schmitt (1990)
"Appropriately, someone produced a burlap bag and we started to get the dog's hind quarters into the bag. Of course, it was I who held the bag! ..."

6. Standard Algebra by William James Milne (1914)
"... and 4 cotton grain bags and 3 burlap bags hold 22 bushels, what is the capacity in bushels of a cotton grain bag ? of a burlap bag ? 14. ..."

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