If you boarded a train during the late 1800's, your travel bag would have been called a grip. A grip was not a bag you checked to the baggage car or entrusted to the care of someone else. It was a personal bag kept with you at all times.

What is the meaning of grip sack?

Noun. 1. gripsack - a small suitcase. suitcase, traveling bag, travelling bag, grip, bag - a portable rectangular container for carrying clothes; "he carried his small bag onto the plane with him"

Is grip another name for suitcase?

In this page you can discover 18 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for suitcase, like: portmanteau, valise, luggage, case, grip, satchel, bag, traveling bag, travelling bag, rucksack and briefcase.