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sack

/sæk/ noun C2
  1. A variety of light-colored dry wine from Spain or the Canary Islands; also, any strong white wine from southern Europe; sherry. (countable, dated, uncountable)

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Its head was a small sack stuffed with straw, with eyes, nose, and mouth painted on it to represent a face.
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, p. 16 · B2
His road home lay across a stream into which his Ass, making a false step, fell by accident and rose up again with his load considerably lighter, as the water melted the sack.
Three Hundred Aesop's Fables, p. 20 · B2
“Yes,” said the Horse; “if any remains out of what I am now eating I will give it you for the sake of my own superior dignity, and if you will come when I reach my own stall in the evening, I will give you a little sack full of barley.” The Ass replied, “Thank you.
Three Hundred Aesop's Fables, p. 94 · B2
“They may give him the honors of the sack.”
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 209 · C1

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