Surely one of the cheapest and plainest of fibres otherwise known as gunny sacking, or hessian, made from jute. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2007-08-01] Reference
My "gunny" sergeant had given them my name. they made their pitch. From Wordnik.com. [ronald dean douglas] Reference
If a wet material, such as gunny sack, is placed over the fish it will cool slightly when no ice is available. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 1] Reference
Had he been a "gunny" I might agree with you on him simply following orders. From Wordnik.com. [Propeller Most Popular Stories] Reference
Years ago, there was an old tale in the Marine Corps about a Lieutenant who inspected his men and told the 'gunny' that they smelled bad. From Wordnik.com. [The Colorado Index] Reference
His outward vesture appeared to be kind of gunny-sacking, cut and made into a garment that would have made the fortune of a London tailor. From Wordnik.com. [Options] Reference
"Ah, I didn't remember that gunny sack," said Kiddie. From Wordnik.com. [Kiddie the Scout] Reference
Bags and gunny sacks must be stored on wooden pallets. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 6] Reference
I'll go to school in only black or maybe in a gunny sack. From Wordnik.com. [Ash Wednesday] Reference
This consumes about 10 gunny sacks (125 kg) of rice hulls. From Wordnik.com. [7. Building Instructions] Reference
I've worn gunny-sacks for overalls, and 'California socks,'. From Wordnik.com. [Cowboy Songs and Other Frontier Ballads] Reference
Dried chips can be stored in polyethelene bags, gunny sacks or bins. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 10] Reference
She pulled the gunny sack material aside and slipped through the hole. From Wordnik.com. [Ilium]
"Y'all be quiet now, we be talking business here," the gunny observed. From Wordnik.com. [Clear and Present Danger]
Germination -- Seeds are sown in wet gunny sacks or in sterilized soil. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 13] Reference
The something proved to be a market basket covered with an old gunny-sack. From Wordnik.com. [Chicken Little Jane] Reference
By dint of much searching and hard riding he had gathered a gunny-sack full of it. From Wordnik.com. [Southern Stories Retold from St. Nicholas] Reference
This requires 4 hours cooking time and uses half a gunny sack of rice hulls (6 kg). From Wordnik.com. [7. Building Instructions] Reference
The gunny-sack of loco-weed was lying at the side of the porch, and both girls watched. From Wordnik.com. [Southern Stories Retold from St. Nicholas] Reference
He used to carry his guitar in a gunny sack, sit beneath the trees by the railroad track. From Wordnik.com. [Johnny B. Goode] Reference
Heat a gunny sack, towel or any absorbent cloth above the fire (not so near as to burn it). From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 7] Reference
Of course, each trapper has a bag, a gunny-sack, or a common flour sack will do, and a lantern. From Wordnik.com. [Buffalo Roost] Reference
All the woollens, gunny, buttons, hooks and eyes, silks, and foreign materials are thrown aside. From Wordnik.com. [The Building of a Book A Series of Practical Articles Written by Experts in the Various Departments of Book Making and Distributing] Reference
The women also helped secure this ammunition, filling their aprons, while men filled gunny sacks. From Wordnik.com. [Old Rail Fence Corners The A. B. C's. of Minnesota History] Reference
We then placed thin branches across the smelly hole and covered it with some gunny sacks and dirt. From Wordnik.com. [Angel With No Hands]
"Did the cheer inebriate and what is the technical difference between gunny-sacks and carpet bags?". From Wordnik.com. [The Lure of San Francisco A Romance Amid Old Landmarks] Reference
They put the pieces in a gunny bag, took it to Byculla flyover on a bicycle and dumped it in a drain. From Wordnik.com. [Married Daughter Chopped to 10 Pieces by Parents for Interracial Marriage] Reference
Who will better be able to withstand this onslaught, a charismatic general or a lowdown gunny sergeant?. From Wordnik.com. [Reality Bites the Democrats at the debate] Reference
Iguanas are hauled around in gunny sacks and wicker baskets by car, boat, horseback, and people on foot. From Wordnik.com. [33 Green Iguana] Reference
Bhamtas who have taken to the manufacture of sacking and gunny-bags from hemp-fibre may perhaps be excepted. From Wordnik.com. [The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India Volume II] Reference
"It would be hard to make you understand -- but see here" -- Truedale drew the gunny sack to him -- "I bet you're hungry!". From Wordnik.com. [The Man Thou Gavest] Reference
When I came back, he was here -- a big, bearded man, wearing a thing that looked like a monk's robe made out of gunny sack. From Wordnik.com. [Viewpoint] Reference
To ensure proper curing, cover the finished concrete with gunny sacks or a sheet of plastic to slow down the evaporation process. From Wordnik.com. [7. Building Instructions] Reference
The cash found in gunny bags, rice boxes, and in utensils, The cash was found from every where its all 500 and 100 rupees bundles. From Wordnik.com. [Reality Boom Caught Farmers for Hiding Crores] Reference
No ladies in white muslin poured tea; they garbed themselves in simple gunny-sacking, and their repartee had an acrid, personal note. From Wordnik.com. [Judith of the Plains] Reference
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