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Topic: DAILY LIFE

Date: 1800-1900
Origin: gunny type of rough cloth (18-20 centuries) (from Hindi gani) + sack

gunnysack

 noun
     
gun‧ny‧sack [countable] American English
DTA a large bag made from rough material and used for storing grain, coal, potatoes etc
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