waterbag
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
14
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
The bag-like compartment in a camel's hump in which the animal was once believed to store water; in fact it is fatty tissue.
Example Sentences
- "Who'll come a'waltzing Matilda my darling Who'll come a'waltzing Matilda with me Waltzing Matilda and leading a water-bag Who'll come a'waltzing Matilda with me."
- "We had no waterbags. We lived on the veldfoods that quite by chance I had learned to pick out by keeping an eye on the bearers."
- "Somewhat later, Ayla picked up her waterbag to get a drink, found it empty, then put it down and forgot about her thirst."
- "The men took their lunch, usually Romano cheese, ham or Italian sausage and bread, and a waterbag."