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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Bag \Bag\ (b[a^]g), n. [OE. bagge; cf. Icel. baggi, and also OF.
bague, bundle, LL. baga.]
1. A sack or pouch, used for holding anything; as, a bag of
meal or of money.
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2. A sac, or dependent gland, in animal bodies, containing
some fluid or other substance; as, the bag of poison in
the mouth of some serpents; the bag of a cow.
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3. A sort of silken purse formerly tied about men's hair
behind, by way of ornament. [Obs.]
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4. The quantity of game bagged.
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5. (Com.) A certain quantity of a commodity, such as it is
customary to carry to market in a sack; as, a bag of
pepper or hops; a bag of coffee.
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{Bag and baggage}, all that belongs to one.
{To give one the bag}, to disappoint him. [Obs.] --Bunyan.
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