Satchel Definition
săchəl
noun
A small bag for carrying clothes, books, etc., sometimes having a shoulder strap.
Webster's New World
A woman's handbag that typically has an interior frame, a rectangular shape, a flat bottom, double handles, and a hinged or zippered opening.
American Heritage
Other Word Forms of Satchel
Noun
Singular:
satchel
Plural:
satchelsOrigin of Satchel
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Middle English sachel from Old French from Late Latin saccellus from Latin sacculus diminutive of saccus bag sack1
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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First recorded circa 1340, from Old French sachel, from Late Latin saccellum (“money bag, purse"), a diminutive of sacculus, itself a diminutive of saccus (“bag")
From Wiktionary
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