- gripsack
- noun Date: 1877 suitcase
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
gripsack
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Gripsack — Grip sack , n. A traveler s handbag. [Colloq.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
gripsack — ☆ gripsack [grip′sak΄ ] n. [ GRIP1 + SACK1] former term for GRIP1 (n. 9) … English World dictionary
gripsack — /grip sak /, n. Older Use. a traveling bag; grip. [1875 80, Amer.; GRIP + SACK1] * * * … Universalium
gripsack — n. bag for traveling; small suitcase … English contemporary dictionary
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gripsack — noun a small suitcase • Hypernyms: ↑bag, ↑traveling bag, ↑travelling bag, ↑grip, ↑suitcase … Useful english dictionary
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Grip — Grip, n. [AS. gripe. Cf. {Grip}, v. t., {Gripe}, v. t.] 1. An energetic or tenacious grasp; a holding fast; strength in grasping. [1913 Webster] 2. A peculiar mode of clasping the hand, by which members of a secret association recognize or greet … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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