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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Receptacle \Re*cep"ta*cle\ (r[-e]*s[e^]p"t[.a]*k'l), n. [F. r['e]ceptacle, L. receptaculum, fr. receptare, v. intens. fr. recipere to receive. See {Receive}.] 1. That which serves, or is used, for receiving and containing something, as for examople, a {basket}, a {vase}, a {bag}, a {reservoir}; a {repository}. [1913 Webster] O sacred receptacle of my joys! --Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. (Bot.) (a) The apex of the flower stalk, from which the organs of the flower grow, or into which they are inserted. See Illust. of {Flower}, and {Ovary}. (b) The dilated apex of a pedicel which serves as a common support to a head of flowers. (c) An intercellular cavity containing oil or resin or other matters. (d) A special branch which bears the fructification in many cryptogamous plants. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Udder \Ud"der\, n. [OE. uddir, AS. [=u]der; akin to D. uijer, G. euter, OHG. [=u]tar, [=u]tiro, Icel. j[=u]gr, Sw. jufver, jur, Dan. yver, L. uber, Gr. o"y^qar, Skr. [=u]dhar. [root]216. Cf. {Exuberant}.] 1. (Anat.) The glandular organ in which milk is secreted and stored; -- popularly called the {bag} in cows and other quadrupeds. See {Mamma}. [1913 Webster] A lioness, with udders all drawn dry. --Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. One of the breasts of a woman. [R.] [1913 Webster] Yon Juno of majestic size, With cowlike udders, and with oxlike eyes. --Pope. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Bag \Bag\ (b[a^]g), n. [OE. bagge; cf. Icel. baggi, and also OF. bague, bundle, LL. baga.] 1. A sack or pouch, used for holding anything; as, a bag of meal or of money. [1913 Webster] 2. A sac, or dependent gland, in animal bodies, containing some fluid or other substance; as, the bag of poison in the mouth of some serpents; the bag of a cow. [1913 Webster] 3. A sort of silken purse formerly tied about men's hair behind, by way of ornament. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] 4. The quantity of game bagged. [1913 Webster] 5. (Com.) A certain quantity of a commodity, such as it is customary to carry to market in a sack; as, a bag of pepper or hops; a bag of coffee. [1913 Webster] {Bag and baggage}, all that belongs to one. {To give one the bag}, to disappoint him. [Obs.] --Bunyan. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Bag \Bag\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bagged} (b[a^]gd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Bagging}] 1. To put into a bag; as, to bag hops. [1913 Webster] 2. To seize, capture, or entrap; as, to bag an army; to bag game. [1913 Webster] 3. To furnish or load with a bag or with a well filled bag. [1913 Webster] A bee bagged with his honeyed venom. --Dryden. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Bag \Bag\, v. i. 1. To swell or hang down like a full bag; as, the skin bags from containing morbid matter. [1913 Webster] 2. To swell with arrogance. [Obs.] --Chaucer. [1913 Webster] 3. To become pregnant. [Obs.] --Warner. (Alb. Eng.). [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: bag n 1: a flexible container with a single opening; "he stuffed his laundry into a large bag" 2: the quantity of game taken in a particular period (usually by one person); "his bag included two deer" 3: a place that the runner must touch before scoring; "he scrambled to get back to the bag" [syn: {base}, {bag}] 4: a container used for carrying money and small personal items or accessories (especially by women); "she reached into her bag and found a comb" [syn: {bag}, {handbag}, {pocketbook}, {purse}] 5: the quantity that a bag will hold; "he ate a large bag of popcorn" [syn: {bag}, {bagful}] 6: a portable rectangular container for carrying clothes; "he carried his small bag onto the plane with him" [syn: {bag}, {traveling bag}, {travelling bag}, {grip}, {suitcase}] 7: an ugly or ill-tempered woman; "he was romancing the old bag for her money" [syn: {bag}, {old bag}] 8: mammary gland of bovids (cows and sheep and goats) [syn: {udder}, {bag}] 9: an activity that you like or at which you are superior; "chemistry is not my cup of tea"; "his bag now is learning to play golf"; "marriage was scarcely his dish" [syn: {cup of tea}, {bag}, {dish}] v 1: capture or kill, as in hunting; "bag a few pheasants" 2: hang loosely, like an empty bag 3: bulge out; form a bulge outward, or be so full as to appear to bulge [syn: {bulge}, {bag}] 4: take unlawfully [syn: {pocket}, {bag}] 5: put into a bag; "The supermarket clerk bagged the groceries"