sack

I. noun Etymology: Middle English sak bag, sackcloth, from Old English sacc, from Latin saccus bag & Late Latin saccus sackcloth, both from Greek sakkos bag, sackcloth, of Semitic origin; akin to Hebrew śaq bag, sackcloth Date: before 12th century 1. a usually rectangular-shaped bag (as of paper, burlap, or canvas) 2. the amount contained in a sack; especially a fixed amount of a commodity used as a unit of measure 3. a. a woman's loose-fitting dress b. a short usually loose-fitting coat for women and children c. sacque 2 4. dismissal <

gave him the sack

> 5. a. hammock, bunk b. bed 6. a base in baseball 7. an instance of sacking the quarterback in football • sackful noun II. transitive verb Date: 14th century 1. to put in or as if in a sack 2. to dismiss especially summarily 3. to tackle (the quarterback) behind the line of scrimmage in football • sacker noun III. noun Etymology: modification of Middle French sec dry, from Latin siccus; probably akin to Old High German sīhan to filter, Sanskrit siñcati he pours Date: circa 1532 any of several white wines imported to England from Spain and the Canary Islands during the 16th and 17th centuries IV. transitive verb Etymology: 5sack Date: circa 1547 1. to plunder (as a town) especially after capture 2. to strip of valuables ; loot Synonyms: see ravage • sacker noun V. noun Etymology: Middle French sac, from Old Italian sacco, literally, bag, from Latin saccus Date: 1549 the plundering of a captured town