draffsack

noun

1
Scottish : a sack for draff
2
Scottish : a lazy glutton
3
Scottish : paunch
celebrated his son's arrival by filling his draffsack with aleT. B. Costain

Word History

Etymology

Middle English draf sak, from draf draff + sak sack (bag)

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“Draffsack.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/draffsack. Accessed 4 May. 2024.

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