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bindlestiff

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bin·dle·stiff   (bĭn'dl-stĭf')   
n.  A hobo, especially one who carries a bedroll.

[English bindle, bundle (probably from German dialectal bindel, from Middle High German bündel, from binden, to bind, from Old High German binten; see bhendh- in Indo-European roots) + stiff.]
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