wind|bag

wind|bag
wind|bag «WIHND BAG», noun.
1. Slang. a person who talks a great deal but does not say much.
2. the chest or body considered as a receptacle of breath (a humorous use).
3. a bag full of wind.
4. Obsolete. the bellows of an organ.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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