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satchel

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: School, Clothes
satch·el /ˈsætʃəl/ noun [countable]  satchel.jpg SESDCCa leather bag that you carry over your shoulder, used especially in the past by children for carrying books to school 〔尤指旧时小孩用的〕书包,小背包4  See picture of 见图 BAG 15 see picture at 见图 bag1
Examples from the Corpus
satchelThe gun was in my left hand, and in my right I was holding a satchel.Crews erected metal posts around the base of the audio tower, where a satchel containing the bomb had been left.With a sinking feeling, Katherine rearranged the items in her satchel.The next day she carried her secret weapon to school in her satchel.The boy opened his satchel and took out the bread-roll that he was supposed to keep for lunch.They used her shoulder-bag and the satchel Travis had found on the plane to pack them in.Then the bomb in the satchel went off.As he was unzipping the satchel, I moved around to the side of the table and pocketed his gun.
Origin satchel (1300-1400) Old French sachel, from Latin sacellus, from saccus; → SACK1
satch·el nounChineseSyllable
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satchel
satchel /ˈsætʃəl/ noun [countable]
 Date: 1300-1400
 Language: Old French
 Origin: sachel, from Latin sacellus, from saccus; sack1

a leather bag that you carry over your shoulder, used especially in the past by children for carrying books to school


satchelBrE /ˈsætʃəl/ 🔊NAmE /ˈsætʃəl/ 🔊 nouna bag with a long strap, that you hang over your shoulder or wear on your back, used especially for carrying school books 书包;肩背书包