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satch·el
/
ˈsætʃ
əl
/
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[
sach
-
uh
l
]
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noun
a small bag, sometimes with a shoulder strap.
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Origin:
1300–50;
Middle English
sachel
<
Old French
<
Latin
saccellus,
double diminutive of
saccus
sack
1
; see
-elle
Related forms
satch·eled,
adjective
un·satch·eled,
adjective
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Paige
/
peɪdʒ
/
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[
peyj
]
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noun
Leroy Robert
(
"Satchel"
)
1906–82,
U.S. baseball player.
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World English Dictionary
satchel
(ˈsætʃəl)
—
n
a rectangular bag, usually made of leather or cloth and provided with a shoulder strap, used for carrying books, esp school books
[C14: from Old French
sachel
a little bag, from Late Latin
saccellus,
from Latin
saccus
sack
1
]
'satchelled
—
adj
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
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Word Origin & History
satchel
"small bag," mid-14c., 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, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Example sentences
He pulled a book from a
satchel
and began reciting mantras.
He was found with a
satchel
containing several full ammunition clips.
On foot, they carry a heavy load of mail in a
satchel
or push it on a cart.
He claimed to have had it with photography, though he always carried a camera
in a nearby
satchel
.
Glover admitted that he had her open the teller drawer and removed money from the drawer placing it into a multi-colored
satchel
.
Satchel
slid closer to her and kept stroking her fingers as though he had all the time in the world.
By opening his
satchel
and fiddling with its contents, he made some discoveries.
They died in there from flamethrower attacks,
satchel
-charge explosions, and suffocation.
Unloading a big floppy
satchel
and laying his crutches on the floor, he shrugs, pulls off his jacket and takes a seat.
He carried a blue nylon messenger or
satchel
style bag with a blue shoulder strap.
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