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Definition of Gunnysacks
1. gunnysack [n] - See also: gunnysack
Lexicographical Neighbors of Gunnysacks
Literary usage of Gunnysacks
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Sunset by Southern Pacific Company. Passenger Dept, Southern Pacific Company (1912)
"On her return trips she has carried jute gunnysacks. Few people realize that in
... Just suppose they should strike a snag and go down with the gunnysacks? ..."
2. Cases Determined in the Supreme Court of Washington by Washington (State). Supreme Court, Arthur Remington, Solon Dickerson Williams (1911)
"gunnysacks, as such, are not meat, groceries or articles of food supplies, and
would not be commonly so considered. The court erred in receiving the ..."
3. San Francisco as it Was, as it Is, and how to See it by Helen Throop Purdy (1912)
"As the days went by, shelters were built around these kitchens, to keep out the
wind and dust of the street—old shutters, bill boards, linoleum, gunnysacks ..."
4. The Leading Facts of New Mexican History by Ralph Emerson Twitchell (1917)
"... with a lot of Indians dancing around, waving gunnysacks and blankets in the
air and yelling with delight when a portion of the roof fell in. ..."
5. Westward Hoboes by Winifred Hawkridge Dixon (1921)
"... the fire promised warmth; we crawled out, washed in the stream, and found
breakfast ready and the packers impatiently waiting for tents and gunnysacks. ..."
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