holdall

See also: hold-all

English

Picture of a holdall, taken at Merseyside Maritime Museum.

Etymology

From hold +‎ all

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈhoʊldɔːl/

Noun

holdall (plural holdalls)

A large bag for carrying things whilst travelling.
(figuratively) A book or similar printed work containing a wide variety of information. Compare to omnibus, encyclopedia.

Translations

large bag

Dutch: sporttas (nl) c
French: fourre-tout (fr) m, fourretout (fr) m

Russian: портпле́д (ru) m (portpléd), вещмешо́к (ru) m (veščmešók)
Swedish: sportväska

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