Meanings
bindle1
bindle2
plural bindles
- CanadaUSslangA 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
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA bundle carried by a hobo (usually containing his possessions), often on a stick slung over the shoulder; a blanket roll.
nounAny bundle or package; specifically one containing narcotics such as cocaine, heroin, or morphine.
Origin
bindle · noun
Unknown; compare Old English bindele (“a binding, a tying”) from bindan (“to bind”), and bundle. Additionally, compare mister from master.
Full word history & related roots →bindle · noun
Probably a corruption of bundle; perhaps influenced by the preceding word bindle meaning "length of cord used to bind something".
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Dutch knapzak
- knapzaktramp's or itinerant's bundle
French balluchon
- balluchontramp's or itinerant's bundle
German Bündel
- Bündeltramp's or itinerant's bundle
Polish węzełek
- węzełektramp's or itinerant's bundle
Russian кото́мка
- кото́мка (kotómka)tramp's or itinerant's bundle
Spanish linyera
- linyeratramp's or itinerant's bundle
Ukrainian торба, клунок
- торба (torba)tramp's or itinerant's bundle
- клунок (klunok)tramp's or itinerant's bundle
- вузлик (vuzlyk)tramp's or itinerant's bundle
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with bindle
All rhymes →Cite this entry
bindle. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bindle
“bindle.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bindle. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bindle,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bindle.
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