Bindlestiff Definition

bĭndl-stĭf
noun
A hobo, especially one who carries a bedroll.
American Heritage
A migratory worker; hobo.
Webster's New World

(US) A tramp (hobo) who carries a bedroll or a bundle of possessions.

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Other Word Forms of Bindlestiff

Noun

Singular:
bindlestiff
Plural:
bindlestiffs

Origin of Bindlestiff

  • bindle bundle (probably from German dialectal bindel) (from Middle High German bündel) (from binden to bind) (from Old High German binten bhendh- in Indo-European roots) stiff

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From bindle +‎ stiff.

    From Wiktionary

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