By the society's standard scale (10 being the perfect rose), the Sterling Silver ranks a paltry 4.2, as a rose of questionable value.. And while Hollywood is showing the roses growing on Chelsea rooftops, the Sterling probably can't cut it in New York.
For an unknown reason the bag was also known as a âjewing bagâ and was hung from a hammock ring or perhaps a hook or peg next to his bunk in the forecastle. These bags generally were companions to the sailorâs sea bags or sea chests.
Chiefly Western US. A bag or sack made of gunny. Also called regionally crocus sack, croker sack, tow bag, tow sack. Word History: A large sack made from loosely woven, coarse material goes by a variety of names in regional American English. The most general term is burlap bag, known everywhere but used especially in the Northeast. In the Midwest and West the usual term is gunnysack. The word gunny in gunnysack means coarse heavy fabric made of jute or hemp and originates in India.