bindlestiff

bindlestiff
noun /ˈbɪnd(ə)lstɪf/
A tramp (hobo) who carries a bedroll or a bundle of possessions.

The hobo was a migrant worker, generally honest. The tramp would make a living stealing but there would be mutual respect between them. The bindlestiff on the otherhand was the lowest of the low for he would steal from the bindles of his fellow wanderers.


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