what is a gunny sack
Chiefly Western US. A bag or sack made of gunny. Also called regionally crocus sack, croker sack, tow bag, tow sack. Word History: A large sack made from loosely woven, coarse material goes by a variety of names in regional American English. The most general term is burlap bag, known everywhere but used especially in the Northeast. In the Midwest and West the usual term is gunnysack. The word gunny in gunnysack means coarse heavy fabric made of jute or hemp and originates in India.