Sack
Sack noun - A container made of a flexible material (as paper or plastic).
Both words in one sentence
- Tin tack: Sack; as in, the metaphorical one you're given when you're dismissed from your job.
Source: Useful Notes / British English -
The "chairman" of the House (formerly the Lord Chancellor, now the Lord Speaker) does not get an actual chair but rather sits on the Woolsack, which is Exactly What It Says on the Tin: a (large, square) red sack full of wool.
Source: Cool Chair
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