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Coarse fibre used in making sacks etc
Answer for the clue "Coarse fibre used in making sacks etc ", 4 letters:
jute
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Word definitions for jute in dictionaries
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Old English Eotas , one of the ancient Germanic inhabitants of Jutland in Denmark; traditionally they were said to have settled in Kent and Hampshire during the 5c. invasion of Britain. The name is related to Old Norse Iotar .
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Jute \Jute\ (j[=u]t), n. [Hind. j[=u]t, Skr. j[=u .t]a matted hair; cf. ja[.t]a matted hair, fibrous roots.] The coarse, strong fiber of the East Indian Corchorus olitorius , and Corchorus capsularis ; also, the plant itself. The fiber is much used for ...
Usage examples of jute.
Hooking Jute by the elbow, Shoy led him to a newsstand and bought an evening newspaper.
TWENTY minutes later, Rigger Shoy and Jute Bantry were seated in a cozy booth in the corner of an exclusive cocktail lounge.
There was only one spot that Jute could not observe, the booth next to his own.
There was a long pause, during which Jute Bantry sampled his second drink.
The mob had been wiped out to the last man, with the exception of Jute Bantry, and the bonds were not in the stronghold.
Jute a fifty-fifty deal, the same terms that Jute had made with Fence Cortho.
The only answers that The Shadow heard were the gurgles that came when Jute took another swallow of his drink.
Whatever his terms with Fence Cortho, Jute was willing to make the same again.
All of which made Jute like the Q proposition, since he was dealing with someone who had the police baffled.
From all reports of Thurgin, the man was as canny, as tight-lipped, as Jute made him out to be.
It might prove disastrous for the girl should crooks see her coming from the house where Jute Bantry soon would enter.
Reaching the office, Jute tested the windows, made sure that the shutter slats were tight.
Like The Shadow, Jute made his first foray in the direction of the filing cabinet.
Starting at the bottom drawer, which was most likely to hold long-stored items, Jute worked upward.
Moreover, Jute remembered the Gibraltar as a bank that kept open evenings, which was why Thurgin had preferred it.