shoulder bag
noun
a handbag with shoulder strap attached.
Origin of shoulder bag
1First recorded in 1940–45
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How to use shoulder bag in a sentence
Most days, she carries her essentials in a pale blue nylon Longchamp-style shoulder bag.
He noticed that each of them was wearing a little shoulder bag—a Marine Corps first-aid pouch—slung from a webbing strap.
Little Fuzzy | Henry Beam PiperWhen he looked again, they were all up on it, and Mitzi was showing the court what she had in her shoulder bag.
Little Fuzzy | Henry Beam PiperWhile I was engaged in doing so he opened my shoulder-bag and eyed its contents curiously.
Six Months at the Cape | R.M. BallantyneI like to keep a couple handsful of rocks in my shoulder-bag, just in case.
Little Brother | Cory Doctorow
He packed a shoulder-bag, took a couple more painkillers, and walked out into the living room.
Makers | Cory Doctorow
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