tot pack

tot pack
 n.— «The government has allowed the continued packing of alcohol in small polythene bags commonly known as “tot packs” which are used by every alcohol producing company as a packaging material.» —“Govt Sleeping As Buveera Take Over the Environment” by Jackson Ahabwe Mirebe The Monitor (Kampala, Uganda) Aug. 9, 2006. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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