Sugarbag
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈʃʊɡəbæɡ/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Sugarbag is a noun meaning (countable) A bag, typically made of cloth, for holding sugar.
Meaning
(countable) A bag, typically made of cloth, for holding sugar.
More Meanings
- (uncountable, Australia) Wild honey or honeycomb.
Example Sentences
One day Djungun said to his wives, 'I will help you to hunt for sugarbag.'
Sugarbag is a widely used colloquial Aboriginal-English name for the honey from native bees.
Two significant resources requiring special tools were tree grubs and wild honey or 'sugarbag'.
Still clinging, with sharp, expert blows she tomahawked into the hollow, exactly at the spot where the sugar-bag was.
Word Forms
- sugarbags
- sugar bag
- sugar-bag
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include sugar bag, seedbag, sugar, baggie, breadbag, powder-bag.
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