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Bindle vs Knapsack - What's the difference?

bindle | knapsack |

As nouns the difference between bindle and knapsack

is that bindle is any given length of cord, rope, twine, etc, used to bind something while knapsack is a case of canvas or leather, for carrying items on the back.

As a verb knapsack is

to go hiking while burdened with a knapsack, usually overnight (or longer..

bindle

English

Etymology 1

,“ ?bindle¹]” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [2nd Ed.; 1989 and bundle.

Noun

  • Any given length of cord, rope, twine, etc, used to bind something.

    • Etymology 2

    Probably a corruption of bundle; perhaps influenced by bindle.“ bindle²]” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [2nd Ed.; 1989

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • 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):
    • lastly he made a bindle in a plastic tarp of some cans of juice and cans of fruit and cans of vegetables…
  • Any bundle or package; specifically one containing narcotics such as cocaine, heroin, or morphine.
    • Synonyms
    * (bag of possessions) * (bundle containing narcotics) baggie, baggy, deck
    Hypernyms
    * bag, sack
    Derived terms
    * bindlestiff * bindleman

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    knapsack

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (US) A case of canvas or leather, for carrying items on the back.
  • (cryptography) A set of values from which a subset is chosen.

    • Synonyms

    * rucksack * backpack

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To go hiking while burdened with a knapsack, usually overnight (or longer.)
    • My sleeping bag fell off my backpack into the water, while we were knapsacking up the mountain.

    Synonyms

    * backpack

    See also

    * backpacking * camping * hiking