bindle

Unknown; compare Old English bindele (“a binding, a tying”),[1] and bundle.

bindle (plural bindles)

1. (now Scots)[1] Any given length of cord, rope, twine, etc, used to bind something.[1]

The front hobo carries a bindle on the end of a stick.

Several bindles of cocaine

Probably a corruption of bundle; perhaps influenced by bindle.[2]

• Rhymes: -ɪndəl
• (Received Pronunciation) enPR: bĭnʹdl, bĭnʹdəl, IPA^(key): /ˈbɪndl/,[2] /ˈbɪndəl/,[2]

bindle (plural bindles)

1. (US and Canada slang) A bundle carried by a hobo (usually containing his possessions), often on a stick slung over the shoulder; a blanket roll.[2]
   • 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…

2. (US and Canada slang) Any bundle or package; specifically one containing narcotics such as cocaine, heroin, or morphine.[2]

• (bag of possessions): swag, swag bag (British, Australian)
• (bundle containing narcotics): baggie, baggy, deck

• bag, sack

• blinde