"dilly bag" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: EN-AU ck1 dilly bag.ogg [Australia] Forms: dilly bags [plural]
Etymology: From Yagara dili (“coarse grass; small fibre bag or basket”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|yxg|dili||coarse grass; small fibre bag or basket}} Yagara dili (“coarse grass; small fibre bag or basket”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} dilly bag (plural dilly bags)
  1. (Australia) A traditional Australian Aboriginal string bag, made from twisted bark fibres and used for gathering food. Tags: Australia Categories (topical): Bags Synonyms: dillybag, dilly-bag
    Sense id: en-dilly_bag-en-noun-0XZyC9uw Disambiguation of Bags: 68 32 Categories (other): Australian English, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 71 29 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 67 33 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 66 34
  2. (Australia, by extension) Any similar loose bag with a large strap, normally made of soft cloth. Tags: Australia, broadly
    Sense id: en-dilly_bag-en-noun-6QU33lNH Categories (other): Australian English

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