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ditty bag
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ditty bag
n.
A bag used by armed forces personnel to carry small items such as sewing implements.
[Origin unknown.]
ditty bag
n
(Transport / Nautical Terms) a sailor's cloth bag for personal belongings or tools. A box used for these purposes is termed a ditty box
[perhaps from obsolete dutty calico, from Hindi dhōtī loincloth, dhoti]
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Noun1.ditty bag - kit used by sailors and soldiers
kit - a case for containing a set of articles


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