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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: coarse jute fabric [syn: burlap, gunny]

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. (pl. -ies) 1 coarse sacking, usu. of jute fibre. 2 a sack made of this. Etymology: Hindi & Marathi goni f. Skr. goni sack

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Gunny Gun"ny, n., Gunny cloth Gun"ny cloth` [Hind. gon, gon?,, a sack, sacking.] A strong, coarse kind of sacking, made from the fibers (called jute) of two plants of the genus Corchorus (C. olitorius and C. capsularis), of India. The fiber is also used in the manufacture of cordage. Gunny bag, a sack made of gunny, used for coarse commodities.