Now updated for CSW19. New words, if any, and new inflections of existing words, are shown in red.
alforja | a saddlebag. [Arabic al-kurj, the saddlebag]. |
backpack | a pack worn on the back; (verb) to hike with a pack on one's back. |
bag | a receptacle for containing something; (verb) to put into a bag. |
baggie | (tradename) a variety of thin strong sealable plastic bag, used primarily for storing food. |
bagless | without a bag. |
baglike | like a bag. |
beanbag | a small cloth bag containing dried beans and the like. |
bedroll | a sleeping-bag. |
bergen | a type of large rucksack. |
bookbag | a bag for carrying books > BOOKBAGS. |
briefcase | a small case for carrying briefs, or for documents in general |
bulse | a small bag for diamonds, gold dust etc. |
bumbag | a small bag, usu worn on a belt round the waist, orig used by skiers, etc. |
cantina | a pouch or bag at the pommel of a saddle. |
carpetbag | a travelling-bag made of carpeting (not a bag for carrying carpets!). |
carryall | an overnight bag, a holdall. |
coalsack | a sack for carrying coal. |
cod | a bag; the male genitals. |
crumenal | a purse. |
daypack daysack | a small rucksack for use on short walks. |
dilli dilly | a dilly-bag, an Australian aboriginal bag made of woven grass or fibre. |
dorlach | a bundle formerly carried on the person by Highland troops; a kit-bag; a portmanteau. |
feedbag | a bag for feeding horses. |
fleabag | a sleeping-bag; a seedy place. |
footbag | a small round bag with plastic pellets or other material and used in games that require it being kept aloft with the feet. |
gamebag | a bag for carrying game > GAMEBAGS. |
gasbag | a bag for holding gas; a talkative person. |
gripsack | a traveler's handbag. |
gunnybag gunnysack | a bag or sack made from gunny, a coarse jute fabric. |
handbag | a bag for small articles, carried esp by women; (verb) to attack, undermine > HANDBAGS, HANDBAGGING, HANDBAGGED. |
hardbag | a rigid container on a motorcycle > HARDBAGS. |
hardpack | a rigid rucksack. |
haversack | a bag worn over the shoulder for carrying provisions. |
holdall | a portable case or bag for miscellaneous articles. |
jetpack | a backpack with jets used for transport > JETPACKS. |
kirbeh | a water container made from animal hide. |
kitbag | a bag for holding kit. |
knapsack | a bag of canvas or other weatherproof material with shoulder-straps, carried on the back esp. by soldiers and hikers. |
kyack | a packsack. |
litterbag | a bag for litter. |
mailbag | a bag for holding mail. |
mailpouch | a pouch for holding mail. |
mailsack | a sack for holding mail. |
manbag | a bag for small articles carried by men > MANBAGS. |
manpack | a pack designed to be carried by one person. |
matilda | a hobo's swag or bundle. |
moneybag | a bag for holding money. |
musette | a small knapsack. |
nosebag | a food bag hung over a horse's head. |
nunny | as in nunny bag, a small sealskin haversack. |
overnighter | a person staying overnight; an overnight bag. |
pack | a backpack or rucksack; (verb) to put into a receptacle for transportation or storage |
packsack | a carrying bag worn on the back. |
pak | colloquial for pack > PAKS. |
pikau | (Maori) a rucksack. |
pock poke | (dial.) a bag, a pouch. |
pocketbook | a wallet for papers or money carried in the pocket; a small book for the pocket; a handbag. |
pockmanky pockmantie | a corrupt form of PORTMANTEAU, a travelling bag. |
polybag | to put into a polythene bag > POLYBAGS, POLYBAGGING, POLYBAGGED. |
portmanteau | a travelling bag > PORTMANTEAUS or PORTMANTEAUX. |
portmantle | a PORTMANTEAU. |
portmantua | a PORTMANTEAU. |
postbag | a bag for holding mail. |
pouch | a pocket, purse, bag; (verb) to form a pouch. |
prepack | to pack in advance. |
purse | a small bag for money etc.; (verb) to pucker. |
purselike | like a purse. |
ragbag | a bag for storing scraps of cloth. |
repack | to pack again. |
reticule | a woman's workbag, or a little bag to be carried in the hand, originally of network |
rucksack | a KNAPSACK. |
sabretache | a SATCHEL suspended from a cavalry officer's belt. |
sack | a large bag made of coarse fabric, thick paper, etc; (verb) to dismiss from an employment. |
sachet | a small bag containing potpourri or other scented material; a bag for holding handkerchiefs, etc. |
saddlebag | a bag carried at, or attached to, the saddle. |
sandbag | a bag containing sand; (verb) to stun with a bag of sand. |
satchel | a small carrying bag. |
satcheled | carrying a satchel. |
schoolbag | a satchel, a bag for carrying school books. |
scrip | a small bag; a satchel. |
seabag | a bag used by a sailor. |
spleuchan | a pouch, as for tobacco. |
spongebag | a bag for holding a toilet sponge. |
swag | a bundle of possessons carried by someone on foot. |
teabag | a bag containing tea leaves for infusion. |
toolbag | a bag for holding tools. |
trundler | a golf bag, a shopping trolley. |
tuckerbag | a bag used to carry food in the bush or by jolly swagmen. |
valise walise | an overnight travelling-bag. |
washbag | a small bag for carrying toiletries > WASHBAGS. |
wineskin | a bag for holding wine, made out of a skin. |
workbag | a bag for holding implements or materials for work. |
ziplock | of a plastic bag, having seams that may be pressed together to form a seal; (verb) to seal with a ziplock. |