Bindle vs Dindle - What's the difference?
bindle | dindle |
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 a noun 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.As a verb dindle is
(uk|intransitive) to vibrate, to tremor.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…