gunny\ bag

gunny\ bag
adj.
broken, no longer functional, worn out

His '62 XKE was a fine ride until the clutch went gunny bag on him.


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  • Gunny bag — Gunny Gun ny (g[u^]n n[y^]), n., Gunny cloth Gun ny cloth (kl[o^]th ; 115). [Hind. go[.n], go[.n][imac], a sack, sacking.] A strong, coarse kind of sacking, made from the fibers (called jute) of two plants of the genus {Corchorus} ({C. olitorius} …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • gunny\ bag — adj. broken, no longer functional, worn out His 62 XKE was a fine ride until the clutch went gunny bag on him …   Dictionary of american slang

  • gunny-bag — noun see gunnysack …   Useful english dictionary

  • Gunny — Gun ny (g[u^]n n[y^]), n., Gunny cloth Gun ny cloth (kl[o^]th ; 115). [Hind. go[.n], go[.n][imac], a sack, sacking.] A strong, coarse kind of sacking, made from the fibers (called jute) of two plants of the genus {Corchorus} ({C. olitorius} and… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Gunny cloth — Gunny Gun ny (g[u^]n n[y^]), n., Gunny cloth Gun ny cloth (kl[o^]th ; 115). [Hind. go[.n], go[.n][imac], a sack, sacking.] A strong, coarse kind of sacking, made from the fibers (called jute) of two plants of the genus {Corchorus} ({C. olitorius} …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Gunny sack — Gunny Gun ny (g[u^]n n[y^]), n., Gunny cloth Gun ny cloth (kl[o^]th ; 115). [Hind. go[.n], go[.n][imac], a sack, sacking.] A strong, coarse kind of sacking, made from the fibers (called jute) of two plants of the genus {Corchorus} ({C. olitorius} …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • gunny — [gun′ē] n. pl. gunnies [Hindi gōnī, gunny bag < Sans, a sack] 1. a coarse, heavy fabric of jute or hemp, used for sacks 2. GUNNYSACK …   English World dictionary

  • bag — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. receptacle, case, container, pouch, sack. v. trap, capture, take, catch; sag, droop, hang; bulge, protrude, swell. See acquisition, pendency, convexity. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A container] Syn. purse …   English dictionary for students

  • bag — n 1. pouch, sack, Midland U.S. and Scot. poke, Southwestern U.S. alforja, Chiefly Scot. pocket, Obs. budget; pack, packet, satchel, container, receptacle, reticule. 2. purse, (in Scottish Highland costume) sporran, change purse, money bag;… …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

  • bag — n Bag, sack, pouch denote a container made of a flexible material (as paper, cloth, or leather) and open or opening at the top. Bag is the widest in its range of application and is referable to anything that comes under this general description… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

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