Briefcase
A briefcase is a narrow, box-shaped bag usually made of leather or metal. A briefcase is typically associated with lawyers for carrying trial documents, but most businessmen own a briefcase. Although a briefcase is usually used for carrying important documents and papers, many people use their briefcase to bring their lunches and other assorted items to and from work as a briefcase usually has a fair amount of space inside and protects its contents well.
The word briefcase came into existence because lawyers used to use this style of bag to bring "briefs" to court. A brief is a legal argument presented to a court explaining why a party to a case should win. There are several other styles of briefs used in court, but all of them fit nicely in a good briefcase.
A metal briefcase is often used in transporting dangerous or fragile goods as it is easy to carry, quite secure and very tough. For example, often on TV shows one will see dangerous goods transported in a silver steel briefcase with a secure locking system.
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