Satchel
['sætʃ(ə)l] or ['sætʃəl]
Definition
(noun.) luggage consisting of a small case with a flat bottom and (usually) a shoulder strap.
Edited by Cecilia--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) A little sack or bag for carrying papers, books, or small articles of wearing apparel; a hand bag.
Checker: Osbert
Definition
n. a small sack or bag esp. for papers books &c.
Editor: Mamie
Examples
- When I came back to the depot, Mr. Roberts was there, and insisted on carrying my satchel for me. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- Shut the book; hide it in the satchel. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- My revolver, cartridges, cloak, a satchel filled with food, your letter to the Eparch. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- I told Nicodemus the amount, and he opened a satchel and paid me. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- Being seated, he takes from his satchel a book--not the Latin grammar, but a contraband volume of fairy tales. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- With winning French politeness the officers merely opened and closed our satchels, declined to examine our passports, and sent us on our way. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
Checked by Harlan