gunny
Coarse hemp cloth
Gunny is coarse, heavy fabric made from jute or hemp, used for sacking and bagging.
A gunny sack (or gunnysack) is a bag made from this material: We hauled potatoes in gunny sacks.
Separately, gunny is informal military slang for a gunnery sergeant: The gunny ran a tight ship.
Rough fabric bag
bundle · parcel · grain sack · potato sack · feed bag · sandbag · stuffed · tied
Coarse woven fiber
- hessianCoarse woven jute cloth
- jutePlant fiber for sacking
- sackclothCoarse fabric for penance
- coarseRough in texture
fibrous · weave · mesh · canvas · matting · twill · natural · textured
sack
Rough fabric bag
bale · bundle · parcel · grain sack · potato sack · feed bag · sandbag · stuffed · tied · cinched
burlap
Coarse woven fiber
coarse · fibrous · weave · mesh · canvas · matting · twill · natural · textured · earthy
sergeant
Mid-level military rank
enlisted · noncom · drill · barracks · rank · corps · infantry · naval · chief · master
shipping
Transporting goods to destinations
merchandise · commodity · export · import · warehouse · dockside · stevedore · longshoreman · transport · stockpile
- military ranksgeneral, captain, major, sergeant, private
- coarse fabricsburlap, sackcloth, hessian, haircloth, homespun
- military slangFUBAR, hoorah, devil dog, SNAFU, GI
- NCO rankssergeant, corporal, staff sergeant, master sergeant, gunnery sergeant
- enlisted soldiersprivate, corporal, sergeant, enlisted man, recruit
- Jutejute bag, jute rope, jute twine, jute rug
gunnysilk
Fine woven insect fiber
satin · velvet · cashmere · fine linen · damask
- gunny sackCoarse woven storage bag