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satch⋅el

[sach-uhl]
–noun
a small bag, sometimes with a shoulder strap.

Origin:
1300–50; ME sachel < OF < L saccellus, double dim. of saccus sack 1 ; see -elle


satcheled, adjective

Paige

[peyj]
–noun
Leroy Robert (“Satchel”), 1906–82, U.S. baseball player.
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satch·el   (sāch'əl)   
n.  A small bag, often having a shoulder strap, used for carrying books or clothing.

[Middle English sachel, from Old French, from Late Latin saccellus, from Latin sacculus, diminutive of saccus, bag; see sack1.]
satch'eled adj., satch'el·ful' (-fŏŏl') n.
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Word Origin & History

satchel 
"small bag," c.1340, from O.Fr. sachel, from L.L. saccellum "money bag, purse," dim. of L. sacculus, dim. of saccus "bag" (see sack (n.1)).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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