Definition of sack

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Sack (n.) The pillage or plunder, as of a town or city; the storm and plunder of a town; devastation; ravage..

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Sac :: Sac (n.) A cavity, bag, or receptacle, usually containing fluid, and either closed, or opening into another cavity to the exterior; a sack..
Sack :: Sack (v. t.) To bear or carry in a sack upon the back or the shoulders.
Sackfuls :: Sackfuls (pl. ) of Sackfu.
S :: S () the nineteenth letter of the English alphabet, is a consonant, and is often called a sibilant, in allusion to its hissing sound. It has two principal sounds; one a mere hissing, as in sack, this; the other a vocal hissing (the same as that of z), as in is, wise. Besides these it sometimes has the sounds of sh and zh, as in sure, measure. It generally has its hissing sound at the beginning of words, but in the middle and at the end of words its sound is determined by usage. In a few words it
Sackage :: Sackage (n.) The act of taking by storm and pillaging; sack.
Sack :: Sack (n.) Originally, a loosely hanging garment for women, worn like a cloak about the shoulders, and serving as a decorative appendage to the gown; now, an outer garment with sleeves, worn by women; as, a dressing sack..
Sack :: Sack (n.) Bed.
Knapsack :: Knapsack (v. t.) A case of canvas or leather, for carrying on the back a soldier's necessaries, or the clothing, etc., of a traveler..
Kasack :: Kasack (n.) Same as Cossack.
Sack-winged :: Sack-winged (a.) Having a peculiar pouch developed near the front edge of the wing; -- said of certain bats of the genus Saccopteryx.
Canary :: Canary (n.) Wine made in the Canary Islands; sack.
Sackbut :: Sackbut (n.) A brass wind instrument, like a bass trumpet, so contrived that it can be lengthened or shortened according to the tone required; -- said to be the same as the trombone..
Disacknowledging :: Disacknowledging (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Disacknowledg.
Sacking :: Sacking (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Sac.
Gripsack :: Gripsack (n.) A traveler's handbag.
Sanbenito :: Sanbenito (n.) Anciently, a sackcloth coat worn by penitents on being reconciled to the church..
Execution :: Execution (n.) The act of sacking a town.
Loot :: Loot (n.) Plunder; booty; especially, the boot taken in a conquered or sacked city..
Ransack :: Ransack (v. i.) To make a thorough search.
Duck :: Duck (n.) A linen (or sometimes cotton) fabric, finer and lighter than canvas, -- used for the lighter sails of vessels, the sacking of beds, and sometimes for men's clothing..
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