gunny
nounnounadjectiveattested in dialogue
- //ˈɡʌni//
A coarse heavy fabric made of jute or hemp.
noun
- 1
A coarse heavy fabric made of jute or hemp.
Traffic is brisk, and goods consists of rice, gunny (hessian), maize and native implements.
Provisions were ferried by camel in stout sacks of gunny with blocks of ice packed round them; a herculean task.
- 2
Variant of gunny sackClipping of gunny sack
Etymology
From Hindi and Marathi गनी (ganī) or गोन (gon), from Sanskrit गोणी (goṇī), ultimately of Dravidian origin. Doublet of gunia.
noun
- 1
informalA gunnery sergeant.
The gunny's voice reverberated between the barracks as we marched, “Ya left right . . . left right . . . left right left. […] Then the gunny unexpectedly stopped our forward movement. “Company, halt!”
“As a rule of thumb, Marine corporals, when a gunny asks a question, answer it,”
Alongside even' officer chain of command is an enlisted one, and the company gunnery sergeant ("gunny" for short) is the enlisted counterpart […] Without a gunny, the day-to-day operations of the infantry would likely grind to a halt.
Etymology
A shortening of gunnery sergeant
adjective
- 1
informalResembling or characteristic of a gun.
- 2
informalFull of guns or gunplay.
"Aw, ferget them two guns!" Bland surrendered. "This is sure the gunniest country I ever stopped in. Even the Janes–"
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰen- Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰéntis Proto-Germanic *gunþiz Old Norse gunnr Proto-Indo-European *kelh₂-der. Proto-Indo-European *kelh₂tís Proto-Germanic *hildiz Old Norse hildr Old Norse Gunnhildrder. Middle English gunne English gun Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English gunny From gun + -y.
Forms
- plural
- gunnies
- comparative
- gunnier
- superlative
- gunniest
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