What is "carpetbags"

Usage examples of "carpetbags".

She rummaged in one of the carpetbags, found what she was looking for, handed Caudell the scissors.

Macklin escorted Mary inside while the driver carried in her three battered carpetbags and dropped them with a thump on the well-polished hardwood floor.

But as Elphaba moved forward, lugging her own carpetbags, it became obvious that she was green.