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carpetbag

[kahr-pit-bag]

car·pet·bag

[kahr-pit-bag] noun, verb, -bagged, -bag·ging.
noun
1.
a bag for traveling, especially one made of carpeting.
verb (used without object)
2.
to journey with little luggage.
3.
to act as a carpetbagger.

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Origin:
1820–30; carpet + bag
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carpetbag (ˈkɑːpɪtˌbæɡ)
 
n
a travelling bag originally made of carpeting

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