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Terms vs Gunny - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between terms and gunny

is that terms is while gunny is (uncountable) a coarse heavy fabric made of jute or hemp or gunny can be (countable|informal) a gunnery sergeant.

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Noun

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    gunny

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) and (etyl).

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • (uncountable) A coarse heavy fabric made of jute or hemp.
  • *1974 , (Lawrence Durrell), Monsieur , Faber & Faber 1992, p. 102:
  • *:Provisions were ferried by camel in stout sacks of gunny with blocks of ice packed round them; a herculean task.
  • (countable) A gunny sack.

    • Derived terms

    * gunnybag * gunnycloth

    Etymology 2

    A shortening of (gunnery sergeant)

    Noun

    (gunnies)
  • (countable, informal) A gunnery sergeant.
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