α. 1900s– growbag.
β. 1900s– grobag.
growbagn.
/ˈɡrəʊbaɡ/, U.S. /ˈɡroʊˌbæɡ/ 1. Originally U.S. A type of sleeping bag designed for babies and small children, typically having a zip, poppers, etc., which allow it to be adjusted to fit a growing child.In form grobag a proprietary name.
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society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > furniture and fittings > bed > bedding > [noun] > sleeping bag > for babies
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1955 Miami (Okla.) Daily News-Record 16 Sept. 12/2 (advt.) Hane's cotton knit Grow-Bag. Long sleeve bag with zipper closing keeps baby snug and warm. One size fits baby 6 months to 1 year.
1961 Terre Haute (Indiana) Star 2 Jan. 5/5 (advt.) Gro-Sleep Bags... Flannelette grow-bags with tucks at shoulders and bottom zipper closing.
1989 Colorado Springs Gaz.-Tel. 2 Jan. a5/6 (advt.) Infant/toddler blanket sleepers... Or get the gro bag for 0-2 years.
2008 www.mumsnet.com 24 Oct. (forum post, accessed 10 Sept. 2015) I have a George at Asda ‘grobag’ and I reckon it is good as the actual Grobag grobags.
2. Chiefly British. A bag containing potting compost or other growing medium in which plants such as tomatoes may be grown.In form gro-bag a proprietary name in the United Kingdom.
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1974 Financial Times 28 Feb. 13/3 Last week..the agrochemical division of Fisons launched its Gro-Bag... The whole purpose of the bag is to enable growers to use Fisons special plant compost anywhere without the bother of pots.
1983 Geogr. Rev. 73 39 Among the innovations are growbags with special sterile soils in which tomato plants seeded outside the Valley are grown.
1990 R. Staines Market Gardening v. 69 Other diseases can be a problem especially some soil-borne ones such as fusarium. If they become a major problem..the crop will have to be grown in grow bags instead.
2005 T. Hall Salaam Brick Lane vii. 145 Gro-bags promised a crop of tomatoes, lettuces and broccoli.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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