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English Dictionary: gunny by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
gunny
n
  1. coarse jute fabric
    Synonym(s): burlap, gunny
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.
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