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boo⋅dle
[bood-l] 
noun, verb, -dled, -dling. Slang.–noun
| 1. | the lot, pack, or crowd: Send the whole boodle back to the factory. |
| 2. | a large quantity of something, esp. money: He's worth a boodle. |
| 3. | a bribe or other illicit payment, esp. to or from a politician; graft. |
| 4. | stolen goods; loot; booty; swag. |
–verb (used without object)
—Idiom| 5. | to obtain money dishonestly, as by bribery or swindling. |
| 6. | kit and boodle. kit 1 (def. 10). |
Origin:
1615–25, Americanism; < D boedel property
1615–25, Americanism; < D boedel property
Related forms:
boodler, noun
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| boo·dle (bōōd'l) n. Slang
[Dutch boedel, estate, from Middle Dutch bōdel; see bheuə- in Indo-European roots.] |
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Boodle
Boo"dle\, n. [Origin uncertain.]1. The whole collection or lot; caboodle. [Low, U. S.] --Bartlett. 2. Money given in payment for votes or political influence; bribe money; swag. [Polit. slang, U. S.]
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