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Synonyms for gunny


Grammar : Noun
Spell : guhn-ee
Phonetic Transcription : ˈgʌn i



Définition of gunny

Origin :
  • 1711, Anglo-Indian goney "coarse fabric," from Hindi goni, from Sanskrit goni "sack." Gunny sack attested by 1862.
  • As in burlap : noun fabric
Example sentences :
  • He hadn't any overcoat on and his feet and legs were tied up in gunny sacks.
  • Extract from : « Peak and Prairie » by Anna Fuller
  • Beside him was a gunny sack, tied in the middle and filled at both ends.
  • Extract from : « Brand Blotters » by William MacLeod Raine
  • In his left hand was a gunny sack, in his right a formidable six-shooter.
  • Extract from : « Desert Conquest » by A. M. Chisholm
  • This was the overflow from a gunny sack in which he carried the rest.
  • Extract from : « Desert Conquest » by A. M. Chisholm
  • The gunny sack about the throat was marked by the blood stains only.
  • Extract from : « The Barrel Mystery » by William J. (William James) Flynn
  • The principal exports must be gunny bags, verdigris, and iron rust.
  • Extract from : « Excursions and Poems » by Henry David Thoreau
  • Then blankets and gunny sacks were wet and beaten against the flames.
  • Extract from : « Cattle-Ranch to College » by Russell Doubleday
  • On the litter were bundles, some in gunny sacks, and some tied in blankets.
  • Extract from : « The Voodoo Gold Trail » by Walter Walden
  • He carried but one small blanket of about the texture of a gunny sack.
  • Extract from : « Hunting in Many Lands » by Various
  • Gunny sacks covered the hole and screened it in front and above.
  • Extract from : « "And they thought we wouldn't fight" » by Floyd Gibbons

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