Synonyms

gripsack

American

[grip-sak] / ˈgrɪpˌsæk /

noun

Older Use.

a traveling bag; grip.

Etymology

Origin of gripsack

An Americanism dating back to 1875–80; grip + sack ¹

Vocabulary lists containing gripsack

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Example Sentences

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I went right straight to my room, packed up my "gripsack" and went to the proprietor for a settlement.

From A Texas Cow Boy or, fifteen years on the hurricane deck of a Spanish pony, taken from real life by Siringo, Chas. A.

Andy sat down on the sofa and placed his gripsack in front of him.

From Andy Grant's Pluck by Alger, Horatio

He saw himself fighting and winning from the time when first he had set out with a gripsack to seek a fortune in the wide plains of the West.

From Colorado Jim by Goodchild, George

Whin, lo an' behold, down th' sthreet comes a ma-an fr'm th' counthry,—a lawyer fr'm Ohio, with a gripsack in his hand.

From Mr. Dooley in Peace and in War by Dunne, Finley Peter

Saturday morning he walked to the depot with a small gripsack in his hand and bought a ticket for New York.

From Chester Rand or The New Path to Fortune by Alger, Horatio

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