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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Gunny \Gun"ny\ (g[u^]n"n[y^]), n., Gunny cloth \Gun"ny
  cloth`\(kl[o^]th`; 115). [Hind. go[.n], go[.n][imac], 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.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     {Gunny bag} or {Gunny sack}, a sack made of gunny or burlap,
        used for coarse commodities. In the southern U. S. similar
        sacks are called {crocus sack}, {croker sack}, {towsack},
        and {grass sack}.
        [1913 Webster +PJC]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  gunny
       n : coarse jute fabric [syn: {burlap}]

















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