carpetbag

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  1. noun A traveling bag made of carpet fabric that was used chiefly in the United States during the 19th century.
  2. adjective Carpetbagging.

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  • Mycroft came in carrying a bulky carpetbag, which he set down in front of Holmes, and looking vaguely worried. —  The Beekeeper’s Apprentice - Laurie R. King - Russell-Holmes 01
  • Had he seen a tall man carrying a carpetbag, looking thus and so? —  EBSCOhost
  • From his own symbol-decorated carpetbag, he took a silver wand with a knoblike thickening at one end. —  Analog October, 1966
  • Thanks to that scoundrel Leland, she had very little to work with — only a change of clothing from her carpetbag, her weapons and her wits. —  Travels with Isabel
  • Mr. Dickens put his feet out of bed and reached for his carpetbag. —  I SING THE BODY ELECTRIC! - Ray Bradbury
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