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

“He told them to put it in a walking boot, and he tied it on the saddle with a gunny sack,” she said.

From New York Times • Oct. 21, 2022

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

After they had had their fill, I gave them a good rubdown with a piece of gunny sack.

From "Where the Red Fern Grows" by Wilson Rawls