Ditty Bag Definition & Meaning

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Synonyms ditty bag American

noun

1. a small bag used especially by sailors to hold sewing implements, toiletries, etc.

ditty bag British

noun

1. a sailor's cloth bag for personal belongings or tools. A box used for these purposes is termed a ditty box

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Etymology

Origin of ditty bag

First recorded in 1855–60; of obscure origin

Example Sentences

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They also had to keep their ditty bags and grass hammocks in good order, also their eating utensils, and each had to do his share of cleaning up.

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Then Rick carefully wrapped the radio unit in his handkerchief, and put the whole thing in a black denim ditty bag borrowed from Chahda for the purpose.

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There were some tri-dimensional color slides in the ditty bag hanging by his bunk.

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I remember that they had one ditty bag between them, and they had a woman's thimble in it.

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With other minor appurtenances in the ditty bag, including an arrow-repairing kit, one's burden is less than twenty pounds, an easy load.

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