Etymology

sagemono

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Today it means: Any kind of carrying container hung from one's belt or sash (in Japan), such as a coin purse, tobacco pouch, or pillbox. Full definition →

Japanese 提げ物
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  1. Japanese · borrowed from提げ物
  2. English todaysagemono

From Japanese 提げ物 (sagemono, literally “hanging thing”).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.