Crossword clues for bindle
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
"tramp's bundle," c.1900, perhaps from bundle (n.) or Scottish dialectal bindle "cord or rope to bind things." Related: Bindlestiff.
Wiktionary
Etymology 1 n. (context now Scots English) Any given length of cord, rope, twine, etc, used to bind something. Etymology 2
n. 1 (context US and Canada slang English) A bundle carried by a hobo (usually containing his possessions), often on a stick slung over the shoulder; a blanket roll. 2 (context US and Canada slang English) Any bundle or package; specifically one containing narcotics such as cocaine, heroin, or morphine.
Wikipedia
A bindle is the bag, sack, or carrying device stereotypically used by the American sub-culture of hobos. A bindlestiff was another name for a hobo who carried a bindle.
In modern popular culture the bindle is portrayed as a stick with cloth or a blanket tied around one end for carrying items, with the entire array being carried over the shoulder, allowing for force to be transferred to the shoulder and so leading to a more long lasting and comfortable grip, especially with larger heavier loads. Particularly in cartoons, the bindles' sacks usually have a polka-dotted or bandanna design. However, in actual use the bindle can take many forms.
One example of the stick-type bindle can be seen in the illustration entitled The Runaway created by Norman Rockwell which appears on the cover of the September 20, 1958, edition of The Saturday Evening Post.
Though bindles are rarely used anymore, they are still widely seen in popular culture as a prevalent anachronism.
The term bindle may descend from the German/ Yiddish word Bündel, meaning something wrapped up in a blanket and bound by cord for carrying (cf. originally Middle Dutch "bundle), or have arisen as a portmanteau of "bind" and "spindle".
More recently, the term has come to be used to define packages of illegal drugs stored by large scale drug dealers.
Usage examples of "bindle".
Etched into the glass was the legend Hank Bindle And Bruce Marmelstein: Magic Makers.
The third consisted of the office complex in which Bindle and Marmelstein now sat.
Hank Bindle had offered up in his entire adult life-that Ian suddenly buzzed in.
He was embarrassed to use the name Bindle and Marmelstein had given the terrorist.
Hank Bindle wailed to a passing Arab, loud enough for Marmelstein to hear.
Hank Bindle and Bruce Marmelstein chattering animatedly near one of the canvas-topped studio jeeps.
The noble film titans Bindle and Marmelstein are deeply involved in another project at the moment.
Hank Bindle was sure of this because he was certain that if they had, they would have added Eblan extras to the list.
Hank Bindle cried as he bounded from the worst of the deluge, arms flapping in terror.
He was ready to sign with Bindle and Marmelstein-the only people he could trust to do justice to his screenplay.
Caligula thing with marble walls and spurting fountains when Hank Bindle had decided he was allergic to marble.
When he stepped through the door, Assola al Khobar immediately chased Hank Bindle and the decorators from the office.
Every available man was now out patrolling the streets with an enthusiasm that, frankly, Hank Bindle thought was bordering on nutty.
It was the first of the eight dozen animatronic camels Bindle had ordered.
But unbeknownst to Hank Bindle and Bruce Marmelstein, their obvious conclusion would spark a crisis in the Mideast and create a near disaster in their own backyard.