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gun⋅ny

  [guhn-ee]
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–noun, plural -nies.
a strong, coarse material made commonly from jute, esp. for bags or sacks; burlap.
Origin:
1705–15; < Hindi gonī < Skt: sack, perh. orig. of hide; cf. gaur
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gun·ny   (gŭn'ē)   
n.  A coarse heavy fabric made of jute or hemp, used especially for bags or sacks. See Regional Note at gunnysack.

[Hindi goṇī, from Sanskrit, sack, probably feminine of Pali goṇa-, ox; see gwou- in Indo-European roots.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Slang Dictionary
gunny [ˈgəni]

  1. n.
    a potent marijuana from Jamaica or Africa. (Drugs.) : This gunny is just junk, plain old junk.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Word Origin & History

gunny 
1711, Anglo-Indian goney "coarse fabric," from Hindi goni, from Skt. goni "sack."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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