bindle
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology 1
Undetermined; compare Old English bindele (“a binding, a tying”),[1] and bundle.
[edit] Noun
bindle
[edit] Etymology 2
Probably a corruption of bundle; perhaps influenced by bindle¹.[2]
[edit] Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɪndəl
- (RP) enPR: bĭnʹdl, bĭnʹdəl, IPA: /ˈbɪndl/,[2] /ˈbɪndəl/,[2] SAMPA: /"bIndl/, /"bInd@l/
[edit] Noun
bindle (plural bindles)
- (US and Canada slang) A bundle carried by a hobo (usually containing his possessions), often on a stick slung over the shoulder; a blanket roll.[2]
- 2006 Cormac McCarthy, The Road:
- lastly he made a bindle in a plastic tarp of some cans of juice and cans of fruit and cans of vegetables…
- 2006 Cormac McCarthy, The Road:
- (US and Canada slang) Any bundle or package; specifically one containing narcotics such as cocaine, heroin, or morphine.[2]
[edit] Synonyms
- (bag of possessions): swag, swag bag (British, Australian)
- (bundle containing narcotics): baggie, baggy, deck
[edit] Hypernyms
[edit] Derived terms
Terms derived from the sense a tramp’s bedding roll[2]
[edit] References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 “ˈbindle¹” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [2nd Ed.; 1989]
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 “bindle²” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [2nd Ed.; 1989]
