bindle

A bundle carried by a hobo (usually containing his possessions), often on a stick slung over the shoulder; a blanket roll.

Noun Canada, US

  1. A bundle carried by a hobo (usually containing his possessions), often on a stick slung over the shoulder; a blanket roll.
    • [L]astly 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, New York, N.Y.: Alfred A[braham] Knopf, →ISBN:
  2. Any bundle or package; specifically one containing narcotics such as cocaine, heroin, or morphine.

Origin

Probably a corruption of bundle; perhaps influenced by the preceding word bindle meaning "length of cord used to bind something".

Forms

bindles

Synonyms

swag swag bag baggie baggy deck

Hypernyms

bag sack

Derived

bindle punk bindlestiff bindleman

Noun Scotland

  1. A length of cord, rope, twine, etc, used to bind something.

Origin

Unknown; compare Old English bindele (“a binding, a tying”) from bindan (“to bind”), and bundle. Additionally, compare mister from master.

Forms

bindles