BINDLE

Bindle

A bindle is the bag, sack, or carrying device stereotypically used by the commonly American sub-culture of hobos. The person carrying a bindle was called a bindlestiff, combining bindle with the Average Joe sense of stiff.

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bindle

Noun

  1. <ref name="OED1"/> Any given length of cord, rope, twine, etc, used to bind something.<ref name="OED1"/>

Noun (etymology 2)

  1. A bundle carried by a hobo (usually containing his possessions), often on a stick slung over the shoulder; a blanket roll.<ref name="OED2"/>
  2. Any bundle or package; specifically one containing narcotics such as cocaine, heroin, or morphine.<ref name="OED2"/>


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