ditty bag

ditty bag

noun
a small bag used especially by sailors to hold sewing implements, toiletries, etc.

Origin:
1855–60; of obscure origin
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2012.
Cite This Source Link To ditty bag

00:10

00:09

00:08

00:07

00:06

00:05

00:04

00:03

00:02

00:01

Ditty bag is always a great word to know.
So is zedonk. Does it mean:
the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
Collins
World English Dictionary
ditty bag
 
n
a sailor's cloth bag for personal belongings or tools. A box used for these purposes is termed a ditty box
 
[C19: perhaps from obsolete dutty calico, from Hindi dhōtī loincloth, dhoti]

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
Cite This Source
Dictionary.com, LLC. Copyright © 2012. All rights reserved.
  • Please Login or Sign Up to use the Recent Searches feature
FAVORITES
RECENT