Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Gunny"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
gunny
n : coarse jute fabric [syn: {burlap}]
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