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Gunny   /gˈəni/   Listen
Gunny

noun
1.
Coarse jute fabric.  Synonym: burlap.



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"Gunny" Quotes from Famous Books



... noon periods, the crew lay about on gunny sacks under improvised awnings, with a man posted on the forward ...
— The Cruise of the Dry Dock • T. S. Stribling
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... the sample I have offered. Also there are many other social grades. Those who care less for dress or have less to get it with can rub along very cheaply. The only real essentials are (a) something for the ear—a tomato can will do; (b) a trifle for clothing—and for that a scrap of gunny ...
— African Camp Fires • Stewart Edward White
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... Judson's gunny-sacking hammock bulged beneath him. It threatened to give way as he sat up with a jerk and swung his bare legs over the side. His face was dark; he was scowling; his chin was pugnaciously outthrust and his voice rumbled ...
— Rainbow's End • Rex Beach
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... various moist, tropical countries, but is extensively cultivated in India and parts of China for commercial purposes. The fibre is prepared for manufacture in much the same manner as hemp and flax. In India it is used mainly for the manufacture of a coarse textile known as gunny cloth, used as bale-wrappers, and sacks for coffee and rice. On the Pacific coast states it is used for wheat-sacks. Calcutta is the chief centre of manufacture, but jute-sacks are extensively manufactured by the Chinese ...
— Commercial Geography - A Book for High Schools, Commercial Courses, and Business Colleges • Jacques W. Redway
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Words linked to "Gunny" :   gunny sack, bagging, sacking


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