gunny

Example Sentences

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Once the dogs were baying along the rabbit's scent, the gamekeeper ran across the trail ahead of them, dragging a gunny sack of red herrings.

From Salon

“He told them to put it in a walking boot, and he tied it on the saddle with a gunny sack,” she said.

From New York Times

Together, they fill several gunny sacks with fish — most of which will be cooked and served the following day at a public lamprey celebration hosted by the tribe.

From Seattle Times

Yakama Nation tribal member Rod Begay passed me a fish about 18 inches long as he transferred part of the day’s catch into a gunny sack for transport back to the boat.

From Seattle Times

Her makeshift hut, like hundreds of others here, is made from sticks and covered with gunny bags and clothes.

From BBC