bindle
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of bindle
1895–1900; probably akin to bundle; uncertain if < dialectal source or < German Bündel
Example Sentences
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We’re just un-photogenic hayseeds at a debutante ball, no picture ID, just a bindle stick of servility, just happy to be in Albuquerque, don't mind us.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 15, 2018
It got turned into bindle, but the idea is that hobos were in transition.
From Slate • Jan. 2, 2018
I thought of this quest as writing the rails — with an iPad instead of a hobo’s bindle and bedroll.
From New York Times • Oct. 24, 2014
With his bindle over one shoulder and a laptop under the other, he'll go anywhere in search of a game.
From The Guardian • Aug. 4, 2011
George unslung his bindle and dropped it gently on the bank.
From "Of Mice and Men" by John Steinbeck
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