blanket roll

noun

a blanket or sleeping bag rolled into a cylindrical pack for easy carrying and outdoor use by hikers, soldiers, cowboys, etc., often with cooking utensils, food, and personal articles carried inside.

a method of cheating at craps whereby the dice are thrown on a blanket, rug, or other soft surface so that they roll only in a forward direction, making it impossible for the four side numbers to appear face up.

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well-being, prosperity, or happiness.

the intervening time.

a somewhat prolonged, sharp, shrill cry, as of pain, fear, or surprise.

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Origin of blanket roll

First recorded in 1890–95

Words nearby blanket roll

blanket, blanket bath, blanket bog, blanket chest, blanket finish, blanket roll, blanket sheet, blanket stitch, blanket suture, blanket toss, blanket-flower

Example sentences from the Web for blanket roll

"Put my blanket-roll under my head, Nell, me son," he said gently.
Wounds in the rain|Stephen Crane
He showed Dig how to pack the cooking utensils and the like in his blanket-roll so that they would not rattle.
The Trail Boys on the Plains|Jay Winthrop Allen
It was about this time that the most of the boys adopted the "blanket-roll" system.
The Story of a Common Soldier of Army Life in the Civil War, 1861-1865|Leander Stillwell
Wear the blanket-roll over left shoulder, diagonally across back and chest to rest over right hip.
On the Trail|Lina Beard and Adelia Belle Beard

Kit hustled for water, Jed skipped to get first-aid stuff from a blanket-roll, and I made an examination.
Pluck on the Long Trail|Edwin L. Sabin

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