ˈsachəl noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English sachel, from Middle French, from Latin sacellus, diminutive of saccus bag — more at sack
1. : a small bag usually of leather or canvas with a flat bottom and often having a shoulder strap
the whining schoolboy, with his satchel and shining morning face — Shakespeare
people think that the stork brings babies, that the doctor brings the children in his satchel — Morris Fishbein
picking up … the little canvas furlough satchel — James Jones
2. : something that resembles a satchel
from above two heavy satchels of flesh peered a pair of pale blue, bloodshot eyes — Eric Ambler
candy satchels — advt