SATCHEL

satchel

(noun) luggage consisting of a small case with a flat bottom and (usually) a shoulder strap

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

satchel (plural satchels)

A bag or case with one or two shoulder straps, especially used to carry books etc.

"Come, now, take yourselves off, like good boys and girls," he said; and the whole assemblage, dark and light, disappeared through a door into a large verandah, followed by Eva, who carried a large satchel, which she had been filling with apples, nuts, candy, ribbons, laces, and toys of every description, during her whole homeward journey.

Anagrams

• Aletsch, chalets, chestal, châlets, latches, scaleth, scathel

Proper noun

Satchel

A surname.

Anagrams

• Aletsch, chalets, chestal, châlets, latches, scaleth, scathel

Source: Wiktionary


Satch"el n. Etym: [OF. sachel, fr. L. saccellus, dim. of saccus. See Sack a bag.]

Definition: A little sack or bag for carrying papers, books, or small articles of wearing apparel; a hand bag. [Spelled also sachel.] The whining schoolboy with his satchel. Shak.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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