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< binding energy
bindweed >
bin·dle·stiff
(b
n
dl-st
f
)
KEY
NOUN:
A hobo, especially one who carries a bedroll.
ETYMOLOGY:
English
bindle
,
bundle
(probably from German dialectal
bindel
, from Middle High German
bündel
, from
binden
,
to bind
, from Old High German
binten
; see
bhendh-
in Indo-European roots) +
stiff
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