extension bag
1bag — {{11}}bag (n.) c.1200, bagge, from O.N. baggi or a similar Scandinavian source; not found in other Germanic languages, perhaps ultimately of Celtic origin. Disparaging slang for woman dates from 1924 (though various specialized senses of this are …
2Bag — 1. (plural) a) a lot; abundance: bags of money ; b) exclamation by which one establishes right by virtue of making the first claim: Bags I have first ride ; Bags the window seat ; c) claim priority rights by making the first claim: It s not fair …
3bag — I Australian Slang 1. (plural) a) a lot; abundance: bags of money ; b) exclamation by which one establishes right by virtue of making the first claim: Bags I have first ride ; Bags the window seat ; c) claim priority rights by making the first… …
4bag seine — a seine net (q.v.) with a bag or backward extension of netting in the middle of its length. The bag serves to concentrate the fish when hauling in the seine. Some seines have a bag at the side …
5bag becket leg — hauling leg (a wire rope extension of the halving becket joined to the lazy deckie (both q.v.). Also called codend gag, gagline and lazy deckie leg) …
6To give the bag — Give Give (g[i^]v), v. t. [imp. {Gave} (g[=a]v); p. p. {Given} (g[i^]v n); p. pr. & vb. n. {Giving}.] [OE. given, yiven, yeven, AS. gifan, giefan; akin to D. geven, OS. ge[eth]an, OHG. geban, G. geben, Icel. gefa, Sw. gifva, Dan. give, Goth.… …
7mixed bag — noun a) any bag containing a mixture of something a mixed bag of nuts b) by extension, a group of entities with few characteristics in common; an assortment Owning a car is a mixed bag. It is convenient, but also costly …
8Oil bag — Oil Oil (oil), n. [OE. oile, OF. oile, F. huile, fr. L. oleum; akin to Gr. ?. Cf. {Olive}.] Any one of a great variety of unctuous combustible substances, more viscous than and not miscible with water; as, olive oil, whale oil, rock oil, etc.… …
9dilly bag — noun a) Traditional Australian Aboriginal string bag, made from twisted bark fibres. Used for gathering food. b) (By extension) Any similar loose bag with a large strap, normally made of soft cloth …
10private bag — noun Britain : a locked bag for the conveyance of postal matter between an individual and the post office especially where direct delivery is unavailable often used as part of a postal address The Extension Officer, Private Bag 602, Oudtshoorn… …
