carpetbags

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A form of carpetbag — A traveling bag made from scraps of carpet and widely used in the United States (and elsewhere) in the 19ᵗʰ century.

Scrabble 17

Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of carpetbag
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APA

carpetbags. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/carpetbags

MLA

“carpetbags.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/carpetbags. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “carpetbags,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/carpetbags.

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