schoolbag

[ skool-bag ]
/ ˈskulˌbæg /

noun

a bag used for carrying books, school supplies, etc.

Origin of schoolbag

First recorded in 1890–95; school1 + bag

Words nearby schoolbag

school voucher, school welfare officer, school without walls, school year, school-leaver, schoolbag, schoolbook, schoolboy, schoolchild, schoolcraft, schooler

Example sentences from the Web for schoolbag

  • She was carrying a schoolbag, bulging with hastily packed belongings.

    Behind the Scenes in Warring Germany |Edward Lyell Fox

  • Kurt was standing at the hawthorn hedge in front of the garden with his schoolbag still slung around him.

    Maezli |Johanna Spyri