Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A bag in which to carry pebbles for use in the sport of pecking.
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Examples
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Each of the others carries a pecking-bag, and East his hatchet.
Tom Brown's Schooldays Hughes, Thomas, 1822-1896 1971
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He has taken the leadership already, and strides away in front with his climbing-irons strapped under one arm, his pecking-bag under the other, and his pockets and hat full of pill-boxes, cotton-wool, and other etceteras.
Tom Brown's Schooldays Hughes, Thomas, 1822-1896 1971
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