gunny

[ guhn-ee ]

/ ˈgʌn i /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR gunny ON THESAURUS.COM

noun, plural gun·nies.

a strong, coarse material made commonly from jute, especially for bags or sacks; burlap.

Origin of gunny

1705–15; <Hindi gonī<Sanskrit: sack, perhaps originally of hide; cf. gaur

Words nearby gunny

gunnery, gunnery sergeant, gunning, Gunn's dot, Gunn's sign, gunny, gunnysack, gunpaper, gunplay, gunpoint, gunport

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Example sentences from the Web for gunny

Forde called Jason Bush “Gunny” and she apparently believed his wild tales about being a star sniper in the Army.
Death Sentence for Arizona Child Killer|Terry Greene Sterling|April 7, 2011|DAILY BEAST
Indians do considerable business collecting the nuts and selling them by the gunny sack to pack trains, for horse feed.
American Forest Trees|Henry H. Gibson
These bags were encased in cotton sacks and gunny bags to protect the rubber.
The Romance of the Colorado River|Frederick S. Dellenbaugh
Where trade is carried on in sacks and gunny bags this means of distributing fleas and plague should be kept in mind.
The Flea|Harold Russell

The men passengers slept on the ground, under a canopy of gunny sacking stretched over stakes.
The Pike's Peak Rush|Edwin L. Sabin
This coating was about half an inch thick, and outside were a cotton flour-sack and a gunny bag.
The Romance of the Colorado River|Frederick S. Dellenbaugh

British Dictionary definitions for gunny

gunny

/ (ˈɡʌnɪ) /

noun plural -nies mainly US

a coarse hard-wearing fabric usually made from jute and used for sacks, etc

Also called: gunny sack a sack made from this fabric

Word Origin for gunny

C18: from Hindi gōnī, from Sanskrit gonī sack, probably of Dravidian origin

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单词	gunny
释义	gunny [ guhn-ee ] / ˈgʌn i / SEE SYNONYMS FOR gunny ON THESAURUS.COM noun, plural gun·nies. a strong, coarse material made commonly from jute, especially for bags or sacks; burlap. Origin of gunny 1705–15; <Hindi gonī<Sanskrit: sack, perhaps originally of hide; cf. gaur Words nearby gunny gunnery, gunnery sergeant, gunning, Gunn's dot, Gunn's sign, gunny, gunnysack, gunpaper, gunplay, gunpoint, gunport Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for gunny Forde called Jason Bush “Gunny” and she apparently believed his wild tales about being a star sniper in the Army. Death Sentence for Arizona Child Killer\|Terry Greene Sterling\|April 7, 2011\|DAILY BEAST Indians do considerable business collecting the nuts and selling them by the gunny sack to pack trains, for horse feed. American Forest Trees\|Henry H. Gibson These bags were encased in cotton sacks and gunny bags to protect the rubber. The Romance of the Colorado River\|Frederick S. Dellenbaugh Where trade is carried on in sacks and gunny bags this means of distributing fleas and plague should be kept in mind. The Flea\|Harold Russell The men passengers slept on the ground, under a canopy of gunny sacking stretched over stakes. The Pike's Peak Rush\|Edwin L. Sabin This coating was about half an inch thick, and outside were a cotton flour-sack and a gunny bag. The Romance of the Colorado River\|Frederick S. Dellenbaugh British Dictionary definitions for gunny gunny / (ˈɡʌnɪ) / noun plural -nies mainly US a coarse hard-wearing fabric usually made from jute and used for sacks, etc Also called: gunny sack a sack made from this fabric Word Origin for gunny C18: from Hindi gōnī, from Sanskrit gonī sack, probably of Dravidian origin Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to gunny bag, cloth, sacking, wrapping
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gunny

noun, plural gun·nies.

Origin of gunny

Words nearby gunny

Example sentences from the Web for gunny

British Dictionary definitions for gunny

noun plural -nies mainly US

Word Origin for gunny

Words related to gunny