Bandle vs Bindle - What's the difference?
bandle | bindle |
A bundle carried by a hobo (usually containing his possessions), often on a stick slung over the shoulder; a blanket roll.
* 2006 (Cormac McCarthy), (The Road):
Any bundle or package; specifically one containing narcotics such as cocaine, heroin, or morphine.
As nouns the difference between bandle and bindle
is that bandle is an irish measure of two feet in length while bindle is any given length of cord, rope, twine, etc, used to bind something or bindle can be a bundle carried by a hobo (usually containing his possessions), often on a stick slung over the shoulder; a blanket roll.bindle
English
Etymology 1
,“?bindle¹]” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [2nd Ed.; 1989and bundle.
Etymology 2
Probably a corruption of bundle; perhaps influenced by bindle.“bindle²]” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [2nd Ed.; 1989
Noun
(en noun)- lastly he made a bindle in a plastic tarp of some cans of juice and cans of fruit and cans of vegetables…
