brown bagging

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Definition of brown bagging in English English dictionary

The agricultural practice of planting seed saved from the farmers own harvest, as opposed to buying new seed from a seed company

Present participle of brown bag

The act of brown bagging, of carrying lunch to work (or school), frequently in a brown paper bag

Related Terms

brown bag

A short presentation or seminar on a given subject, especially one given at lunchtime

Did you attend the brown bag Tuesday on healthy exercise habits?.

brown bag

To carry one's lunch from home, as in a bag, rather than purchase it from a cafeteria or restaurant

brown bag

To take (liquor) into a public establishment, such as a restaurant, that does not serve alcohol

brown bag

To take (lunch) to work, typically in a brown paper bag

Hyphenation

Brown bag·ging

Turkish pronunciation

braun bägîng

Pronunciation

/ˈbroun ˈbagəɴɢ/ /ˈbraʊn ˈbæɡɪŋ/