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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 suitcase
Familiarity information: GRIPSACK used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
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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