gripsack
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of gripsack
Vocabulary lists containing gripsack
Example Sentences
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"You've just got time to git your gripsack," Craddock said, coming forward as he spoke, but stopping a48 little to one side as if to allow Morgan passage to the door.
From Trail's End by Ogden, George W. (George Washington)
"I'll take your gripsack," said the man in shirt sleeves.
From Andy Grant's Pluck by Alger, Horatio
When you told me, Mr. Latham, that the gripsack had contained diamonds when Mr. Wynne left here I knew instantly how he got rid of them.
From The Diamond Master by Futrelle, Jacques
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
Andy sat down on the sofa and placed his gripsack in front of him.
From Andy Grant's Pluck by Alger, Horatio
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