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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Gunny \Gun"ny\, n., Gunny cloth \Gun"ny cloth`\ [Hind. gon, gon?,, a sack, sacking.] A strong, coarse kind of sacking, made from the fibers (called jute) of two plants of the genus {Corchorus} ({C. olitorius} and {C. capsularis}), of India. The fiber is also used in the manufacture of cordage. {Gunny bag}, a sack made of gunny, used for coarse commodities. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: gunny n : coarse jute fabric [syn: {burlap}]
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