ditty bag

noun

: a bag used especially by sailors to hold small articles (such as needles and thread)

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Yes, your quart-size plastic bag will work as a ditty bag. Corey Buhay, Outside Online, 18 Apr. 2025

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First Known Use

circa 1860, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of ditty bag was circa 1860

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“Ditty bag.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ditty%20bag. Accessed 1 May. 2025.

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