"bindle stiff" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: bindle stiffs [plural]
Etymology: From bindle, a hobo’s sack. Head templates: {{en-noun}} bindle stiff (plural bindle stiffs)
  1. A hobo, misfit, criminal, wanderer, or drifting harvest worker. Categories (topical): People Synonyms: bindle punk

Inflected forms

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