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Carpetbag

noun
1.
Traveling bag made of carpet; widely used in 19th century.



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"Carpetbag" Quotes from Famous Books



... gig, and the three walked back towards the Hall together, while the boy drove on with Mr Cheesacre's carpetbag. "I hardly know," said Mrs Greenow, "whether we can welcome you. There are other visitors, and the ...
— Can You Forgive Her? • Anthony Trollope
... that Gov. Scott issued to the negroes during reconstruction times when he was governor of South Carolina under the carpetbag rule. Scott issued these bullets to the negroes to kill and plunder with. Mr. Harvey says that bullets like this one were the cause of many negroes finding their graves in the bottom of Broad River. Mr. Harvey, so it is said, is still a Ku Klux. ...
— Slave Narratives Vol. XIV. South Carolina, Part 2 • Works Projects Administration


Words linked to "Carpetbag" :   carpetbagging, travelling bag, expedient, carpetbagger, bag, traveling bag, suitcase, grip


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