holdall
nounUK /ˈhəʊldɔːl/ · US /ˈhoʊldɔːl/
Etymology Univerbation of hold + all.
1
A large bag for carrying belongings while travelling.
- She could see something pointy—a high-heeled shoe, probably—pressing against the leather of her Gola holdall.2022, Liam McIlvanney, The Heretic, page 279:
2
Figuratively A book or similar printed work containing a wide variety of information.
- Related terms
- encyclopedia, omnibus