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Brindle vs Bindle - What's the difference?

brindle | bindle |

As nouns the difference between brindle and bindle

is that brindle is a streaky colouration in animals 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.

As an adjective brindle

is having such a colouration; brindled.

brindle

English

(wikipedia brindle)

Noun

(en-noun)
  • A streaky colouration in animals.
  • An animal so coloured.

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Having such a colouration; brindled

    • Synonyms

    * tabby (in cats)

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    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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