large bag; big sack
Refers to a physically large bag or sack, often used for carrying or storing items.
I stuffed the shopping into a large bag.
Archaic slang for a thief, possibly from the image of carrying stolen goods in a large bag. Not used in modern Japanese.
In Edo-period documents, 大袋 was used as a slang term for a thief.
Compound of 大 (おお, 'big') and 袋 (ふくろ, 'bag'). The archaic thief sense likely derives from the image of a thief carrying a large bag for stolen goods, but the exact origin is uncertain.