GRIPSACK

gripsack

(noun) a small suitcase

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

gripsack (plural gripsacks)

(colloquial, dated) A traveller's bag.

Anagrams

• ragpicks

Source: Wiktionary


Grip"sack`, n.

Definition: A traveler's handbag. [Colloq.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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