"flesh-bag" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: flesh-bags [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} flesh-bag (plural flesh-bags)
  1. (obsolete, slang) A shirt. Tags: obsolete, slang
    Sense id: en-flesh-bag-en-noun-itjo4GPu Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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        },
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          "text": "2021, Sarah Comyn, Porscha Fermanis, Worlding the south\nThe convict's new-found ability to purchase silk and self-fashion as a dandy marks his escape from impoverishment, filling his stomach and his 'flesh-bag' – the evocative flash word for shirt."
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