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GRIPSACK

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does gripsack mean? 

GRIPSACK (noun)
  The noun GRIPSACK has 1 sense:

1. a small suitcaseplay

  Familiarity information: GRIPSACK used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


GRIPSACK (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A small suitcase

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("gripsack" is a kind of...):

bag; grip; suitcase; traveling bag; travelling bag (a portable rectangular container for carrying clothes)


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