Plural of gunny; coarse burlap or jute fabric, often used for sacks or bags.
From Hindi 'goni,' referring to sacking material. The word entered English through colonial trade in India and became common for agricultural sacks.
Gunnies (gunny sacks) were absolutely essential to global trade—grain, coffee, and sugar were shipped in gunnies, and the fabric was so important that wars literally fought over jute production in Bengal.
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