Definition of Burn bag

1. Noun. A bag into which secret documents are placed before being burned.

Generic synonyms: Bag

Lexicographical Neighbors of Burn Bag

burlily
burlin'
burliness
burlinesses
burling
burls
burlwood
burly
burlywood
burman
burn
burn-baited
burn-beat
burn-clearing
burn a hole in one's pocket
burn bag (current term)
burn book
burn center
burn down
burn in hell
burn mark
burn notice
burn off
burn one's bridges
burn one's candle at both ends
burn one's fingers
burn out
burn plant
burn rubber
burn the midnight oil

Literary usage of Burn bag

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

1. Lives of the Queens of England, from the Norman Conquest by Agnes Strickland, Elisabeth Strickland (1872)
"... 4 Contemporary letter, indorsed " To the two hours entreating the king to arrest lord burn bag)," among family papers of his grace anything against him. ..."

2. Report of the Commission on Protecting and Reducing Government Secrecy edited by Fred Thompson (1999)
"... tie the espionage statutes to the classification system as long as you have people classifying the orange peels and throwing them in the burn bag. ..."

3. Information Security Program Regulation: U.S. Dept. of Defenseby DIANE Publishing Company by DIANE Publishing Company (1994)
"This record may be in lieu of actual burn bag receipts and shall be maintained for a minimum of 2 years. b. Records of destruction of Secret and ..."

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