bindle

Vagrant's cloth sack

A bindle is a bundle of belongings tied in cloth and carried on a stick over the shoulder—the iconic image of a hobo or vagrant.

The word evokes Depression-era transients riding freight trains.

In drug slang, a bindle is a small packet of narcotics, especially heroin or cocaine, folded in paper or foil: The cops found three bindles in his pocket.

bundle

sack

Rough fabric bag

clothWoven or knit material
stickThin piece of wood
kerchiefSquare fabric accessory

handkerchief · knapsack · pouch · pack · bandana · hobo · knot · belongings · possessions · swag

vagrancy

hobo

Itinerant without fixed address

trampWandering homeless person
drifterAimless, rootless traveler
vagrantHomeless itinerant person

transient · wanderer · itinerant · railyard · boxcar · freight · jungle · panhandler · bum · migrant

heroin

deck

Ship's flat surface

stampMark-making device
bagFlexible carrying container
glassineGrease-resistant translucent paper

dope · smack · tar · powder · gram · eighth · dealer · score · stash · works

bindle

sack

hobo

deck

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