Bag

[A.S. balg, a bulge, a bag, the belly: Gael. balg, a bag, the womb, the belly.] That which bellies or bulges out; a sack; a pouch; a purse, to hold or convey anything; as, a bag of meal, or of gold. "Once, we confe , beneath the patriot's cloak, From the crack'd bag the dropping guinea spoke."-Pope. -An udder or sac in animals, containing a fluid or other substance; as, the bag of poison attached to the mouth of some serpents. "Sing on, sing on, for I can ne'er be cloy'd; So may thy cows their burdened bags distend."-Dryden. -Specifically, an ornamental silken purse tied to men's hair behind, or to a wig. "We saw a young fellow riding toward us full gallop, with a bob-wig and black silken bag tied to it."-Add is on. (Com.) A certain quantity of a commodity put into a sack, such as it is customary to take to market; as, a bag of hops, or corn. (Scrip.) ( Deut . xxv. 13; Luke xii. 33; 2 Kings xii. 10.) Eastern money was often sealed up in bags containing a certain sum, for which they pa ed current while the seal remained unbroken. Bag, v. a . ( Mil .) Bags filled with sand or earth are used in field fortification or other defensive works. See SAND-BAGS. To put into a bag; as, to bag game. - To capture, seize, or entrap; as, to bag an army. - To load with bags. "Like a bee bagg'd with his honeyed venom, He brings it to your hive."-Dryden. -v. i. To belly out, or swell like a full bag. "They drain two bagging udders every day."-Dryden. Baga e, ( ba - gas ' ,) n. [Sp. bagazo .] The refuse of the sugar-cane left after the expre ion of the saccharine juice. It is used as fuel in heating the boilers and pans in the sugar-manufactory.