Definition of "gunny-bags" [gunny-bags]

• See gunny.

The Century Dictionary (Public Domain)

• "The Bhamtas were and still are notorious thieves, but many of the caste are now engaged in the cultivation of hemp, from which they make ropes, mats and gunny-bags."
• "Bhamtas who have taken to the manufacture of sacking and gunny-bags from hemp-fibre may perhaps be excepted."
• "Some Dhimars and Kewats also weave hemp-matting and gunny-bags, but such members of the caste rank lower than the others and Brahmans will not take water from them."