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car·pet·bag
/
ˈkɑr
pɪtˌbæg
/
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[
kahr
-pit-bag
]
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noun, verb,
-bagged,
-bag·ging.
noun
1.
a
bag
for traveling, especially one made of
carpeting
.
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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a travelling bag originally made of carpeting
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