tucker-bag

American

[tuhk-er-bag] / ˈtʌk ərˌbæg /

noun

Australian.

a bag used to carry food.

tucker-bag British

/ ˈtʌkəˌbɒks /

noun

informal a bag or box used for carrying food

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Etymology

Origin of tucker-bag

First recorded in 1900–05

Example Sentences

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Should be in every county blogger's tucker-bag.

From The Guardian

Meanwhile the others were stowing away the remnants of the meal in the "tucker-bag," and they and the two new arrivals were only comfortably settled round the fire with their pipes going when another shout from beyond the creek announced the arrival of more travellers.

From Project Gutenberg

Down came a jumbuck to drink at the water-hole, Up jumped the swagman and grabbed him in glee; And he sang as he put him away in his tucker-bag, "You'll come a-waltzing Matilda with me!"

From Project Gutenberg

Whose is the jumbuck you've got in the tucker-bag?

From Project Gutenberg

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