OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 12039

handbag

/ˈhændˌbæɡ/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
bolsa • bolso • bulto • cartera
A small bag carried in the hand, used either when travelling or to carry tools for a specific job.
From a little hand-bag he extracted his automatic pistol, which he put upon the mantelpiece.
I put on my new suit and put my watch on and packed the other suit and the accessories and my razor and brushes in my hand bag […].
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