crocus sack

Variant of croker sack

croker sack definition

☆ cro·ker sack (krō′kər)

South a bag made of burlap or similar material
also crocus sack cro′·cus sack (-kəs)

Etymology: altered < crocus sack < crocus, a coarse fabric (< ?) + sack

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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