breadbag

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Etymology[edit]

bread +‎ bag

Noun[edit]

breadbag (plural breadbags)

  1. (nautical, historical) A canvas sack for the storage of hardtack.
    • 1871, Nautical Magazine, page 36:
      […] with a breadbag full of straw for a mattress.
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