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beanbags

[been-bag]

bean·bag

[been-bag]
noun
1.
a small cloth bag filled with dried beans, as for tossing in various children's games.
2.
any such game.
3.
any similar bag used as a cushion or support, as the base for an ashtray, etc.
4.
Also called beanbag chair. a large, soft, frameless chair resembling a beanbag, typically a clothlike plastic shell, filled with plastic chips, that molds itself readily to the contours of the occupant.

Origin:
1870–75; bean + bag
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