Satchel \Satch"el\n. [OF. sachel, fr. L. saccellus, dim. of saccus. See Sack a bag.]

A little sack or bag for carrying papers, books, or small articles of wearing apparel; a hand bag. [Spelled also sachel.]

The whining schoolboy with his satchel. --Shak.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)