bindle stiff
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of bindle stiff
First recorded in 1900–05
Example Sentences
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But what, pray, is a bindle stiff?
From Time Magazine Archive
"Bindle stiff" is an American hobo term.
From Time Magazine Archive
The hobo who does carry a bundle, be it ever so little, is regarded as a stuck-up stiff or bindle stiff.
From Time Magazine Archive
For I once was, and was called, a "bindle stiff."
From Time Magazine Archive
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