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sugarbag

  • /ˈʃʊɡəbæɡ/ UK
  • /ˈʃʊɡɚbæɡ/ US

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From sugar + bag; sense 2 (“wild honey or honeycomb”) was originally a word used by Aboriginal Australians.

noun sugarbags · sugar bag · sugar-bag

  1. countable A bag, typically made of cloth, for holding sugar. Bradly hung the fowl in a sugar-bag for to-morrow's dinner and set about grilling chops, with tomatoes stuffed with cheese and breadcrumbs in the pan.
  2. Australia, uncountable Wild honey or honeycomb. Still clinging, with sharp, expert blows she tomahawked into the hollow, exactly at the spot where the sugar-bag was.

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noun bag for holding sugar

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"sugarbag." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/sugarbag. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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sugarbag. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/sugarbag

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"sugarbag." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/sugarbag.

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@misc{sugarbag_2026,
  title = {sugarbag},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sugarbag},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}