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car⋅pet⋅bag
[kahr-pit-bag] 
pɪtˌbæg
noun, verb, -bagged, -bag⋅ging.–noun
| 1. | a bag for traveling, esp. one made of carpeting. |
–verb (used without object)
| 2. | to journey with little luggage. |
| 3. | to act as a carpetbagger. |
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| car·pet·bag (kär'pĭt-bāg') n. A traveling bag made of carpet fabric that was used chiefly in the United States during the 19th century. adj. Carpetbagging. |
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Carpetbag
Car"pet*bag`\, n. A portable bag for travelers; -- so called because originally made of carpet.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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