1. a bundle, typically carried by a hobo or vagrant, usually containing personal belongings tied in cloth and slung over the shoulder
Usage: informal; chiefly North American

Examples

• The old hobo carried his bindle over his shoulder as he walked down the railroad tracks.
• In Depression-era stories, wanderers would tie their possessions into a bindle and hit the road.
• He packed his few belongings into a bindle before leaving town.
• The cartoon character carried a bindle on a stick, a classic image of a traveling vagrant.
• She fashioned a makeshift bindle from an old blanket and rope.