croker sack

The definition of a croker sack is a bag made of burlap or similar material.

(noun)

An example of a croker sack is a bag that holds many pounds of potatoes.

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See croker sack in Webster's New World College Dictionary

South a bag made of burlap or similar material

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

See croker sack in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
Lower Southern U.S.
See gunnysack. See Regional Note at gunnysack.

Origin:

Origin: Alteration of crocus sack

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