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burlap

[bur-lap] / ˈbɜr læp /


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Next, the roles were reversed: Senegalese wrestlers put on traditional burlap shorts to try their hand at Swiss wrestling, with the Swiss avenging their earlier defeat.

From Barron's ● Nov. 2, 2026

But even if there’s no hard camera footage of Kao giving Collins burlap sacks full of cash, there is undoubtedly a story that she got duped into delivering federal dollars to a scammer.

From Slate ● Sep. 26, 2026

In 2023 he bought NYP, a maker of burlap bags.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026

Later, they discovered that the material could be stuffed into recycled burlap sacks and pantyhose to make booms or mats that would soak up oil.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 26, 2024

Three or four rosebushes with their roots tied in burlap were propped against the fence.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt

It was burlapped at purchase, which of course we removed before planting.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 14, 2022

All about him, burlapped cuttings rest like tablets brought down from Mount Sinai.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 17, 2018

The pay safes had been boxed up and burlapped, giving the appearance of ordinary freight.

From Ralph, the Train Dispatcher The Mystery of the Pay Car by Allen Chapman

So, throughout the days of the journey, the man gazed with avarice upon the piles of burlapped pieces, while his brain devised the scheme.

From The Gun-Brand by James B. (James Beardsley) Hendryx

There's an awful big picture," Trudy was saying; "it's all burlapped up, so you can't tell what it is.

From Two Little Women by Carolyn Wells


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