Dictionary

bindle en · NOUN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

• /ˈbɪndl/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• bĭnʹdl (Received-Pronunciation)
• bĭnʹdəl (Received-Pronunciation)
• (Australia) audio
• (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

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

Meanings

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

Forms

bindle en · NOUN · etymology 2

Pronunciation

• /ˈbɪndl/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• bĭnʹdl (Received-Pronunciation)
• bĭnʹdəl (Received-Pronunciation)
• (Australia) audio
• (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

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

Meanings

1. (Canada, US, slang) 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. (Canada, US, slang) Any bundle or package; specifically one containing narcotics such as cocaine, heroin, or morphine.

Forms

Deriveds

bindlestiff · bindleman · bindle punk

Hypernyms

sack · bag

Synonyms

swag (bag of possessions) · swag bag (bag of possessions) · baggy (bundle containing narcotics) · deck (bundle containing narcotics) · baggie (bundle containing narcotics)

Translations (9)

uk вузлик (tramp's or itinerant's bundle) · es linyera (tramp's or itinerant's bundle) · uk клунок (tramp's or itinerant's bundle) · fr balluchon (tramp's or itinerant's bundle) · de Bündel (tramp's or itinerant's bundle) · uk торба (tramp's or itinerant's bundle) · nl knapzak (tramp's or itinerant's bundle) · ru кото́мка (tramp's or itinerant's bundle) · pl węzełek (tramp's or itinerant's bundle)