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What is the origin of the word gunny sack ?
 
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"Gunny" comes directly from the ancient Sanskrit word "goni," meaning "sack." The English version "gunny" first appeared around 1711, evidently adapted from the Hindi by British merchants importing goods from India.

http://www.word-detective.com/072999.html

So when you say "gunnysack" you're really saying "sacksack"...
 
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So when you say "gunnysack" you're really saying "sacksack"...

And "lukewarm" is "warmwarm" (or "tepidwarm," which would be "lukewarmwarm").

http://www.word-detective.com/back-f2.html#lukewarm smile
 
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