bag

Definitions

1. 1.A sac, or dependent gland, in animal bodies, containing some fluid or other substance; as, the bag of poison in the mouth of some serpents; the bag of a cow.
2. 2.A sort of silken purse formerly tied about men's hair behind, by way of ornament. [Obs.]
3. 3.The quantity of game bagged.
4. 4.(Com.) A certain quantity of a commodity, such as it is customary to carry to market in a sack; as, a bag of pepper or hops; a bag of coffee. Bag and baggage, all that belongs to one. -- To give one the bag, to disappoint him. [Obs.] Bunyan.
5. 5.To put into a bag; as, to bag hops.
6. 6.To seize, capture, or entrap; as, to bag an army; to bag game.
7. 7.To furnish or load with a bag or with a well filled bag. A bee bagged with his honeyed venom. Dryden.
8. 8.To swell or hang down like a full bag; as, the skin bags from containing morbid matter.
9. 9.To swell with arrogance. [Obs.] Chaucer.
10. 10.To become pregnant. [Obs.] Warner. (Alb. Eng. ).

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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• What is a sac, or dependent gland, in animal bodies, containing some fluid or other substance; as, the bag of poison in the mouth of some serpents; the bag of a cow called?
• What is a sort of silken purse formerly tied about men's hair behind, by way of ornament. [Obs.] called?
• What is to seize, capture, or entrap; as, to bag an army; to bag game called?
• What is to furnish or load with a bag or with a well filled bag. A bee bagged with his honeyed venom. Dryden called?
• What is to swell or hang down like a full bag; as, the skin bags from containing morbid matter called?
• What is to swell with arrogance. [Obs.] Chaucer called?
• What is to become pregnant. [Obs.] Warner. (Alb. Eng. ) called?