bin|dle|stiff

bin|dle|stiff
bin|dle|stiff «BIHN duhl STIHF», noun.
U.S. Slang. = hobo. (Cf.hobo)
[American English < bindle]

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  • bindle stiff — bin′dle stiff [[t]ˈbɪn dl[/t]] n. sts a hobo • Etymology: 1895–1900, amer.; bindlea hobo s bundle (obscurely akin to bundle) +stiff …   From formal English to slang

  • bindlestiff — ☆ bindlestiff [bin′dəlstif΄ ] n. Slang a migratory worker; hobo * * * bin·dle·stiff (bĭnʹdl stĭf ) n. A hobo, especially one who carries a bedroll.   [English bindle, bundle (probably from German dialectal bindel, from Middle High …   Universalium

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