towsack

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noun

A kind of burlap sack; a gunny sack.

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Meanings

nountowsack (plural towsacks)

plural towsacks · alternative toe sack

  1. AppalachiaA kind of burlap sack; a gunny sack.

    You do not think it until he comes through the door, carrying the empty toe-sack in one hand and the revolver in the other.

    1970, Donald Harington, Lightning Bug
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    Baseball was "as natural as breathing," played with towsacks or bushes for bases, splintered bats held together with electric tape, and teams with from two to two dozen players.

    1997, Paxton Davis, Being a Boy, page 262

Origin

From tow + sack.

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APA

towsack. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/towsack

MLA

“towsack.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/towsack. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “towsack,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/towsack.

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