"bindle" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈbɪndl/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈbɪndəl/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: En-au-bindle.ogg [Australia] Forms: bindles [plural]
enPR: bĭnʹdl Rhymes: -ɪndəl Etymology: Unknown; compare Old English bindele (“a binding, a tying”) from bindan (“to bind”), and bundle. Additionally, compare mister from master. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*bʰendʰ-}}, {{unk|en}} Unknown, {{cog|ang|bindele||a binding, a tying}} Old English bindele (“a binding, a tying”), {{m|ang|bindan||to bind}} bindan (“to bind”), {{m|en|bundle}} bundle, {{m|en|mister}} mister, {{m|en|master}} master Head templates: {{en-noun}} bindle (plural bindles)
  1. (now Scotland) Any given length of cord, rope, twine, etc, used to bind something. Tags: Scotland Categories (topical): Containers
    Sense id: en-bindle-en-noun-0IrOgTmx Disambiguation of Containers: 47 35 18 Categories (other): Scottish English, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 40 36 24 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 53 22 25
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈbɪndl/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈbɪndəl/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: En-au-bindle.ogg [Australia] Forms: bindles [plural]
enPR: bĭnʹdl Rhymes: -ɪndəl Etymology: Probably a corruption of bundle; perhaps influenced by the preceding word bindle meaning "length of cord used to bind something". Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*bʰendʰ-}}, {{m|en|bundle}} bundle Head templates: {{en-noun}} bindle (plural bindles)
  1. (US and Canada slang) A bundle carried by a hobo (usually containing his possessions), often on a stick slung over the shoulder; a blanket roll. Tags: Canada, US, slang Synonyms (bag of possessions): swag, swag bag [Australian, British] Translations (tramp's or itinerant's bundle): knapzak (Dutch), balluchon (French), Bündel [neuter] (German), węzełek [masculine] (Polish), кото́мка (kotómka) (Russian), linyera [Argentina, Uruguay, feminine] (Spanish), торба (torba) [feminine] (Ukrainian), клунок (klunok) [masculine] (Ukrainian), вузлик (vuzlyk) [masculine] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-bindle-en-noun-ikJ8Khzp Categories (other): American English, Canadian English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 40 36 24 Disambiguation of 'bag of possessions': 81 19 Disambiguation of "tramp's or itinerant's bundle": 61 39
  2. (Canada, US, slang) Any bundle or package; specifically one containing narcotics such as cocaine, heroin, or morphine. Tags: Canada, US, slang Synonyms (bundle containing narcotics): baggie, baggy, deck
    Sense id: en-bindle-en-noun-i6jvWNCc Categories (other): American English, Canadian English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 40 36 24 Disambiguation of 'bundle containing narcotics': 35 65
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Hypernyms: bag, sack Derived forms: bindle punk, bindlestiff, bindleman
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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      "tags": [
        "Australian",
        "British"
      ],
      "word": "swag bag"
    },
    {
      "sense": "bundle containing narcotics",
      "word": "baggie"
    },
    {
      "sense": "bundle containing narcotics",
      "word": "baggy"
    },
    {
      "sense": "bundle containing narcotics",
      "word": "deck"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "tramp's or itinerant's bundle",
      "word": "knapzak"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "tramp's or itinerant's bundle",
      "word": "balluchon"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "tramp's or itinerant's bundle",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Bündel"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "tramp's or itinerant's bundle",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "węzełek"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "kotómka",
      "sense": "tramp's or itinerant's bundle",
      "word": "кото́мка"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "tramp's or itinerant's bundle",
      "tags": [
        "Argentina",
        "Uruguay",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "linyera"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "torba",
      "sense": "tramp's or itinerant's bundle",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "торба"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "klunok",
      "sense": "tramp's or itinerant's bundle",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "клунок"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "vuzlyk",
      "sense": "tramp's or itinerant's bundle",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "вузлик"
    }
  ],
  "word": "bindle"
}

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