holdall

See also: hold-all

English

A holdall at Merseyside Maritime Museum.

Etymology

Univerbation of hold +‎ all.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈhəʊldɔːl/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈhoʊldɔːl/

Noun

holdall (plural holdalls)

1. A large bag for carrying belongings while travelling.

   Synonyms: carryall, sports bag, gym bag

   • 2022, Liam McIlvanney, The Heretic, page 279:

     She could see something pointy—a high-heeled shoe, probably—pressing against the leather of her Gola holdall.

2. (figuratively) A book or similar printed work containing a wide variety of information.

Translations

large bag

• Dutch: sporttas (nl) c
• Faroese: klæðsekkur m, stór skjátta f, ferðataska f
• French: fourre-tout (fr) m, fourretout (fr) m
• German: Reisetasche (de) f, Sporttasche (de) f
• Hungarian: utazótáska (hu), hordtáska (hu), sporttáska (hu), táska (hu)
• Russian: портпле́д (ru) m (portpléd), вещмешо́к (ru) m (veščmešók)
• Swedish: sportväska

See also

• encyclopedia
• omnibus