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A gunny sack, also known as a gunny shoe, burlap sack, hessian sack or tow sack, is a large sack, traditionally made of burlap (Hessian fabric) formed from jute, hemp, sisal, or other natural fibres, usually in the crude spun form of tow. Modern-day versions of these sacks are often made from synthetic fabrics such as polypropylene.
The term derives from the gunny sack, a cloth container used for carrying or storing things. Gunnysacking has been described as "an alienating fight tactic in which a person saves up, or gunnysacks, grievances until the sack gets too heavy and bursts, and old hostilities pour out". [2]
Hessian is also often used for the transportation of unprocessed dry tobacco. This material is used for much the same reasons as it would be used for coffee. Hessian sacks in the tobacco industry hold up to 200 kg (440lb) of tobacco, and due to hessian's toughness, a hessian sack can have a useful life of up to three years.
Large bulk bags, burlap bags or gunny sacks are traditionally used for storage and transport of coffee beans. Often, it is made of jute and has a content of 60 kilograms (130 pounds); this type of bag originated in Brazil and became a worldwide standard. [2]
A Gunne Sax dress. Gunne Sax is a retired clothing label owned by Jessica McClintock, Inc., which specialized in formal and semi-formal wear for young women. [1] Eleanor Bailey and Carol Miller co-founded the label in San Francisco in 1967, [2] before partnering with Jessica McClintock in 1969 for a $5,000 investment.
Haitians named this force after the Haitian mythological bogeyman, Tonton Macoute ("Uncle Gunnysack"), who kidnaps and punishes unruly children by snaring them in a gunny sack (macoute) before carrying them off to be consumed for breakfast. [6] [7] The Macoute were known for their brutality, state terrorism, and assassinations.
A bindle is the bag, sack, or carrying device stereotypically used by the American sub-culture of hobos. [1] The bindle is colloquially known as the blanket stick, particularly within the Northeastern hobo community. A hobo who carried a bindle was known as a bindlestiff.
Now I'm thinking that those sacks were probably called just that, toe sacks. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.171.29.198 02:29, 23 February 2015 (UTC) Sounds right to me, a "tow sack", pronounced "toe sack" is made of tow, and is the same as the gunny sack mentioned in the entry. Thisfox 03:52, 7 November 2022 (UTC)