n. The act of putting into bags.n. Filtration through canvas bags.n. Any coarse woven fabric of hemp, etc., out of which bags are made, or which is used for covering cotton-bales and for similar purposes.n. In the northern counties of England, food eaten between regular meals; now, especially in Lancashire, an afternoon meal, “afternoon tea” in a substantial form.n. A method of reaping corn or pulse by chopping it with a hook.