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Meaning of ditty bag

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

ditty bag

noun

Definitions

  1. A small bag used to carry one's personal effects or toiletries while traveling.

  2. A sailor's small bag to hold thread, needles, tape, etc.; a housewife.

  3. A Girl Guide's bag to hold dishes and cutlery. It is usually made of mesh fabric or sewn dishtowel. Also called a mess bag, dilly bag, or mess kit, depending on region.

  4. In theatre, a bag used to hold costume pieces that don't hang on hangers such as socks or gloves.