gripsack

Example Sentences

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He had a great mind to go upstairs and get his gripsack.

From Andy Grant's Pluck by Alger, Horatio

His gripsack was securely fastened on his back, his walking stick was in his hand, his hat upon his head.

From At the Crossroads by Comstock, Harriet T. (Harriet Theresa)

When you told me, Mr. Latham, that the gripsack had contained diamonds when Mr. Wynne left here I knew instantly how he got rid of them.

From The Diamond Master by Futrelle, Jacques

Mr. Wynne had transferred the contents of the gripsack to her, in a cab, on a crowded thoroughfare, right under his nose!

From The Diamond Master by Futrelle, Jacques

I mean," he added hastily, "that beyond a mere hint of their value I know nothing whatever about the diamonds which Mr. Wynne had in the gripsack.

From The Diamond Master by Futrelle, Jacques