dustbag

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

dust + bag

Noun

dustbag (plural dustbags)

  1. The bag inside a vacuum cleaner where collected dust is stored.
    • 2002, Patrick W. Jordan, Designing Pleasurable Products, page 80:
      These may contain filters manufactured without the use of harmful materials and may not require a dustbag. Dyson vacuum cleaners are examples of designs with such characteristics.
  2. A bag in which clothing can be protected from damage.
    • 2005, J. C. Morris, The End of Arrogance, page 304:
      [] old textbooks and dusty encyclopedias, clothing hanging from rafters in dustbags, and all the other useless and superfluous stuff usually found in attics.

Derived terms

  • dustbagged

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