bindlestiff

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[edit] Pronunciation

• bin´dl-stif'

[edit] Noun

bindlestiff (plural bindlestiffs)

1. (obsolete) A tramp (hobo) who carries a bedroll or a bundle of possessions
   • 1967, Harlan Ellison, Pretty Maggie Moneyeyes

     She had been born in Tucson, mother full-blooded Cherokee, father a bindlestiff on his way through.