Hoover bags

A form of Hoover bag — An empty floursack or similar makeshift bag used by impoverished families to hold belongings or food during the Great Depression.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of Hoover bag
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APA

Hoover bags. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hoover%20bags

MLA

“Hoover bags.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hoover%20bags. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Hoover bags,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hoover%20bags.

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