feedsack

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A sack (bag) for feed, usually of cotton or polymer cloth or of heavy paper.
  2. Sackcloth. (In the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, feedsack cloth was often reused for making clothing, quilts, or rags, and this tradition continues to some extent today.)

Word forms

feedsack feedsacks

Etymology

From feed + sack.

Synonyms

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