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tuck⋅er-bag

[tuhk-er-bag]
–noun Australian.
a bag used to carry food.

Origin:
1900–05
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tuck·er-bag   (tŭk'ər-bāg')   
n.   Australian
A bag for carrying food, used by a traveler in the bush or by a swagman.

[From Australian English tucker, food, provisions, from tuck1.]
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