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Definition of Sack

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Sack Sack, n. [OE. sak, sek, AS. sacc, s[ae]cc, L. saccus, Gr. sa`kkos from Heb. sak; cf. F. sac, from the Latin. Cf. Sac, Satchel, Sack to plunder.] 1. A bag for holding and carrying goods of any kind; a receptacle made of some kind of pliable material, as cloth, leather, and the like; a large pouch. 2. A measure of varying capacity, according to local usage and the substance. The American sack of salt is 215 pounds; the sack of wheat, two bushels. --McElrath. 3. [Perhaps a different word.] Originally, a loosely hanging garment for women, worn like a cloak about the shoulders, and serving as a decorative appendage to the gown; now, an outer garment with sleeves, worn by women; as, a dressing sack. [Written also sacque.] 4. A sack coat; a kind of coat worn by men, and extending from top to bottom without a cross seam. 5. (Biol.) See 2d Sac, 2.
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Sack Sack, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Sacked; p. pr. & vb. n. Sacking.] [See Sack pillage.] To plunder or pillage, as a town or city; to devastate; to ravage. The Romans lay under the apprehensions of seeing their city sacked by a barbarous enemy. --Addison.
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Sack Sack, v. t. 1. To put in a sack; to bag; as, to sack corn. Bolsters sacked in cloth, blue and crimson. --L. Wallace. 2. To bear or carry in a sack upon the back or the shoulders. [Colloq.]
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Sack Sack, n. [F. sac plunder, pillage, originally, a pack, packet, booty packed up, fr. L. saccus. See Sack a bag.] The pillage or plunder, as of a town or city; the storm and plunder of a town; devastation; ravage. The town was stormed, and delivered up to sack, -- by which phrase is to be understood the perpetration of all those outrages which the ruthless code of war allowed, in that age, on the persons and property of the defenseless inhabitants, without regard to sex or age. --Prescott.

Meaning of Sack from wikipedia

- up Sack, sack, or sacking in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A sack usually refers to a rectangular-shaped bag. Sack may also refer to: Flour sack Gunny...
- A gunny sack, also known as a gunny shoe, burlap sack, hessian sack or tow sack, is a large sack, traditionally made of burlap (Hessian fabric) formed...
- TCP acknowledgment. The acknowledgment can include a number of SACK blocks, where each SACK block is conve**** by the Left Edge of Block (the first sequence...
- A sack race or potato sack race is a competitive game in which parti****nts place both of their legs inside a sack (usually potato sack) or pillow case...
- The Sack Man (also called the Bag Man or Man with the Bag/Sack) is a figure similar to the bogeyman, portra**** as a man with a sack on his back who carries...
- origins such as: Canary sack from the Canary Islands, Malaga sack from Málaga, Palm sack from Palma de Mallorca, and Sherris sack from Jerez de la Frontera...
- Sack of Rome may refer to: Sack of Rome (390 BC) after the Battle of the Allia, by Brennus, king of the Senone Gauls Sack of Rome (410), by Visigoths...
- the air as part of a competitive game or as a display of dexterity. "Hacky Sack" is the name of a brand of footbag po****r in the 1970s (currently owned...
- In gridiron football, a sack occurs when the quarterback (or another offensive player acting as a p****er) is tackled behind the line of scrimmage before...
- A stuff sack is a type of drawstring bag, usually used for storing camping items. Stuff sacks are commonly used for the storage of sleeping bags, which...