gripsack
Americannoun
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Origin of gripsack
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They found things in it similar to those found in Jack's gripsack, with the exception of a book which Julian had purchased to read on his journey, the leaves of which were uncut.
From The Haunted Mine by Harry Castlemon
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 Horatio Alger
Bidding the conductor wait he hastened to his car, called for his gripsack, gave his assistant a volley of orders, and boarded a Pullman.
From The Daughter of a Magnate by Frank H. (Frank Hamilton) Spearman
I grasped my bundle and handed Paragot's dilapidated canvas gripsack to the patronne.
From The Belovéd Vagabond by William John Locke
Andy sat down on the sofa and placed his gripsack in front of him.
From Andy Grant's Pluck by Horatio Alger
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