feedsack

English

Etymology

feed +‎ sack

Noun

feedsack (plural feedsacks)

(animal husbandry) A sack (bag) for feed, usually of cotton or polymer cloth or of heavy paper; in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, feedsack cloth was often reused for making clothing, quilts, or rags, and this tradition continues to some extent today.

Hypernyms

sack, bag, poke

Coordinate terms

feedbag (nosebag) (not to be confused)
feedbin, feedroom, feedstore (things that contain feed)
floursack (similar sacks for flour)
sackcloth (one type of constituent material)

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