gunny
Example Sentences
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Once the dogs were baying along the rabbit's scent, the gamekeeper ran across the trail ahead of them, dragging a gunny sack of red herrings.
From Salon • May 13, 2023
Together, they fill several gunny sacks with fish — most of which will be cooked and served the following day at a public lamprey celebration hosted by the tribe.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 23, 2022
Her makeshift hut, like hundreds of others here, is made from sticks and covered with gunny bags and clothes.
From BBC • Apr. 10, 2022
A group of five men assist Steve Gallegos by grabbing gunny sacks and spreading them over the pig.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 11, 2019
Putting my traps in the gunny sack, I said, “You will, Grandpa, and one of them will be that hundred dollar monkey. He’s the jasper I want to catch.”
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.