bindle stiff

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Definition of bindle stiff in English English dictionary

hobos, misfits, criminals, wanderers or drifting harvest workers; so-called because they carry a "bindle"

Quotation: used in Of Mice and Men.

Related Terms

bindlestiff

A tramp (hobo) who carries a bedroll or a bundle of possessions

AP Finance was tucked somewhere between South Central and the vestigial river, hometown of Indians and bindlestiffs and miscellaneous drinkers of Midnight Special .

Hyphenation

bin·dle stiff

Turkish pronunciation

bîndıl stîf

Pronunciation

/ˈbəndəl ˈstəf/ /ˈbɪndəl ˈstɪf/