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Unknown; compare Old English bindele ("a binding, a tying"), and bundle.

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Examples

  • A small "bindle" of what appeared to be cocaine fell out of the purse, the report said.

    Paris Hilton charged with felony drug possession 2010

  • Flynn said Hilton denied owning a small plastic "bindle" containing 0.8 grams of cocaine powder that the police lieutenant said fell out when Hilton opened the purse to get a tube of lip balm.

    CBS3.com - Philadelphia's Source For Breaking News, Weather, Traffic and Sports 2010

  • Flynn said Hilton denied owning a small plastic "bindle" containing 0.8 grams of cocaine that the police lieutenant said fell out when Hilton opened the purse to get a tube of lip balm.

    phillyBurbs.com: Home RSS feed 2010

  • Lt Flynn said Hilton denied owning a small plastic "bindle" containing 0.8 grams of cocaine that he said fell out when she opened the purse to get a tube of lip balm.

    Top Stories: BreakingNews.ie 2010

  • Detectives reportedly noted that the "bindle" packages of cocaine can actually sell for up to

    unknown title 2009

  • The Kid said he'd been on his own for three years and helped Toland learn the lingo of the road; "yard bull" was a railroad detective, "stemming the drag" meant panhandling on a city street, and "bindle stiff" was the Depression-era alternative to "hobo."

    Jeffrey Shaffer: Strangers on a Page Jeffrey Shaffer 2011

  • But what, I wonder, ever became of his bindle stiff buddy?

    Jeffrey Shaffer: Strangers on a Page Jeffrey Shaffer 2011

  • The Kid said he'd been on his own for three years and helped Toland learn the lingo of the road; "yard bull" was a railroad detective, "stemming the drag" meant panhandling on a city street, and "bindle stiff" was the Depression-era alternative to "hobo."

    Jeffrey Shaffer: Strangers on a Page Jeffrey Shaffer 2011

  • Laid it out and stacked the presents in the middle, pulled the edges together, made a bindle and put it on his back.

    Christmas Magic Caleb Stright 2011

  • But what, I wonder, ever became of his bindle stiff buddy?

    Jeffrey Shaffer: Strangers on a Page Jeffrey Shaffer 2011

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  • Collins

    noun

    1. (US & Canadian, slang) a small bundle of possessions carried by a homeless person

    2. a small paper packet containing drugs

    See bindle stiff.

    February 17, 2016