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DictionarysackLarge bag
noun

sack

SAK/sˈæk/

A large flexible bag.

Potatoes fill the large burlap sack to its open top.

A large sturdy burlap storage sack filled with potatoes.
Etymology
sackGreekbag; coarse cloth

Greek sakkos could mean a bag made of goat hair as well as coarse cloth. The English sense preserves this practical connection between a sturdy fabric and a container for carrying goods.

In context

Your Manhwa Recap39:46
I found an old sack, put in two big paper-wasp nests and the hornet bag
After Taking Over a Thug's Body, He Built a New Life With Hunting, Honey and Herbs 2

More examples

  • The farmer stacks sacks of grain in the barn.
  • We fill a large paper sack with fallen leaves.
  • He ties the empty sack shut with string.

Forms

sack · sacks

sackful noun — An amount that fills one sack.

Similar words

bag
A broader term for flexible containers of any size.
tote
Usually has carrying handles rather than a tied opening.