Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A hobo, especially one who carries a bedroll.
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- noun US A
tramp (hobo ) who carries abedroll or abundle ofpossessions .
Etymologies
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Examples
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One of them, a criminal city that we call a bindlestiff, attacked and destroyed the other; we were too far away to prevent it.
Cities In Flight Blish, James 1957
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But the bindlestiff was a migrant who stole from other migrants-he robbed their bindles, the bags they carried their few belongings in.
Cities In Flight Blish, James 1957
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Lange's caption: 'More than 25 years as a bindlestiff.
American Pastoral Raban, Jonathan 2009
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To find out more about Bindlestiff Family Cirkus, call 1-877-BINDLES or see www. bindlestiff.org.
View from the Northern Border Michael Evans 2006
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To find out more about Bindlestiff Family Cirkus, call 1-877-BINDLES or see www. bindlestiff.org.
Archive 2006-01-22 Michael Evans 2006
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The abbot revived him, blessed him, called him a good simpleton, and sent him to pack his bindlestiff.
A Canticle for Leibowitz Miller, Walter M. 1959
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Joshua reached for his bindlestiff and went to obey the summons of his ruler.
A Canticle for Leibowitz Miller, Walter M. 1959
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He would be traveling alone and unarmed, carrying only his bindlestiff and begging bowl in addition to the relic and its illuminated replica.
A Canticle for Leibowitz Miller, Walter M. 1959
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The monk untied his bindlestiff, spread its contents for display, and began to undress.
A Canticle for Leibowitz Miller, Walter M. 1959
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And the cops, in pursuit of the bindlestiff on the city's own Dirac alarm, would eventually come to He to see whether or not the Okies had fulfilled their contract-and would find the planet as raw as ever.
Cities In Flight Blish, James 1957
ecbrenner commented on the word bindlestiff
a hobo who carries a bedroll or his possessions. "And after Martin himself ran away, he used to whistle the song softly at night in the jungles, after the other bindlestiffs were asleep." --Rober Bloch, "That Hell-Bound Train"
March 9, 2009