DILLY BAG Definition & Meaning

dilly bag

[ dil-ee ]

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noun

Australian.

a bag made from reeds, grasses, or hair.

dilly bag

noun

a small bag, esp one made of plaited grass, etc, often used for carrying food Sometimes shortened todilly

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of dilly bag¹

First recorded in 1840–50; dilly, from Waga (an Australian Aboriginal language spoken around Kingaroy, southern Queensland) dila

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of dilly bag¹

from native Australian dilly small bag or basket

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Christen manages an open-source content-management program called Mukurtu, the word for “dilly bag” in the language of the Warumungu, of central Australia.

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