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holdall

[ hohld-awl ]

noun

  1. a container for holding hold holding odds and ends.


holdall

/ ˈəʊˌɔː /

noun

  1. a large strong bag with handles Usual US and Canadian namecarryall
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of holdall1

First recorded in 1850–55; hold 1 + all
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She then wrapped it in bin bags, put it in a large holdall and moved it to the garden, Canterbury Crown Court heard.

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The "dirty money" was delivered by couriers in carrier bags and holdalls full of hundreds of thousands of pounds at a time, the trial heard, even being concealed inside fast food boxes and children's toys.

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Carrying two black holdall bags, the 34-year-old walked out of prison on Wednesday.

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It has been likened to the magical carpet bag carried by Mary Poppins who, in the eponymous 1964 musical, pulls a hat stand and lampshade out of her holdall.

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The CPS said scientific analysis of syringes found in a holdall and in the mother's washbag at hospital had also revealed traces of paracetamol and codeine.

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