English Dictionary: gunny | by the DICT Development Group |
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Gunny \Gun"ny\, n., Gunny cloth \Gun"ny cloth`\ [Hind. gon, gon[?],, a sack, sacking.] A strong, coarse kind of sacking, made from the fibers (called jute) of two plants of the genus {Corchorus} ({C. olitorius} and {C. capsularis}), of India. The fiber is also used in the manufacture of cordage. {Gunny bag}, a sack made of gunny, used for coarse commodities. |