Definition of "workbag" [work•bag]

• A bag to hold implements needed for work or material, such as needlework, that one is working on. (noun)

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• "They saw John Broom approach the cage, on which the cockatoo put up his crest, opened his beak slowly, and snarled, and Miss Betty tapped on the window and shook her black satin workbag."
• "IDALIA followed the fauns through the trees, her workbag slung over her shoulder."
• "He shoved his little workbag into a niche until he could barely reach it."