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sack1 / sak/ • n. 1. a large bag made of a strong material such as burlap, thick paper, or plastic, used for storing and carrying goods. ∎ the contents of such a bag or the amount it can contain: a sack of flour. 2. a loose, unfitted, or shapeless garment, in particular: 3. (the sack) inf. bed, esp. as regarded as a place for sex. 4. (the sack) inf. dismissal from employment: he got the sack for swearing. 5. inf. Baseball a base. 6. Football an act of tackling a quarterback behind the line of scrimmage before he can throw a pass. • v. [tr.] 1. inf. dismiss from employment: any official found to be involved would be sacked on the spot. 2. (sack out) inf. go to sleep or bed. 3. Football tackle (a quarterback) behind the line of scrimmage before he can throw a pass. PHRASES: hit the sack inf. go to bed. a sack of potatoes inf. used in similes to refer to clumsiness, inertness, or unceremonious treatment of the person or thing in question: he drags me in like a sack of potatoes.DERIVATIVES: sack·a·ble adj. sack·like / -ˌlīk/ adj. sack2 • v. [tr.] chiefly hist. plunder and destroy (a captured town, building, or other place). • n. the pillaging of a town or city. sack3 • n. hist. a dry white wine formerly imported into Britain from Spain and the Canary Islands. |
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"sack." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "sack." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-sack.html "sack." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-sack.html |
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sack1 large oblong bag open at one end. OE. sacc — L. saccus bag, sack, sackcloth (whence (O)F. sac, It. sacco), corr. to Gr. sákkos packing-material, of Sem. orig. Comp. sackcloth coarse textile fabric, esp. as a material for penitential garb. XIV.
Hence sack vb.1 A. put into a sack XIV; B. dismiss, discharge XIX. In A, partly after medL. saccāre or MDu. sacken, etc.; in B, f. phr. give (a person) the sack (XIX), which has analogues in F. donner son sac à quelqu'un, (M)Du. iemand den zak geven, and in F. vb. sacquer. |
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T. F. HOAD. "sack." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "sack." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-sack.html T. F. HOAD. "sack." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-sack.html |
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T. F. HOAD. "sack." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "sack." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-sack1.html T. F. HOAD. "sack." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-sack1.html |
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sack4, also sac, (pseudo-F.) sacque loose gown for women XVI; loose-fitting coat XIX. prob. orig. a use of SACK1, later assoc. with F. sac.
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T. F. HOAD. "sack." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "sack." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-sack3.html T. F. HOAD. "sack." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-sack3.html |
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sack3 plundering. XVI. — F. sac — It. sacco.
Hence sack vb.2 plunder XVI. |
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T. F. HOAD. "sack." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "sack." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-sack2.html T. F. HOAD. "sack." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-sack2.html |
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DAVID A. BENDER. "sack." A Dictionary of Food and Nutrition. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. DAVID A. BENDER. "sack." A Dictionary of Food and Nutrition. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O39-sack.html DAVID A. BENDER. "sack." A Dictionary of Food and Nutrition. 2005. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O39-sack.html |
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•aback, alack, attack, back, black, brack, clack, claque, crack, Dirac, drack, flack, flak, hack, jack, Kazakh, knack, lack, lakh, mac, mach, Nagorno-Karabakh, pack, pitchblack, plaque, quack, rack, sac, sack, shack, shellac, slack, smack, snack, stack, tach, tack, thwack, track, vac, wack, whack, wrack, yak, Zack
•cardiac • zodiac
•haemophiliac (US hemophiliac), necrophiliac, sacroiliac
•umiak
•bibliomaniac, dipsomaniac, egomaniac, kleptomaniac, maniac, megalomaniac, monomaniac, nymphomaniac, pyromaniac
•insomniac • celeriac • Syriac
•hypochondriac • Mauriac • theriac
•amnesiac
•aphrodisiac, Dionysiac
•Dayak, kayak
•Kerouac • bivouac
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"sack." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "sack." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-sack.html "sack." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-sack.html |
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