gripsack
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Whin, lo an' behold, down th' sthreet comes a ma-an fr'm th' counthry,—a lawyer fr'm Ohio, with a gripsack in his hand.
From Mr. Dooley in Peace and in War by Finley Peter Dunne
He had in his hand a gripsack purchased for him by Uncle Jacob, who also provided him with a fuller supply of184 shirts, socks, and underclothing than he had brought with him.
From Five Hundred Dollars or, Jacob Marlowe's Secret by Horatio Alger
"That empty gripsack, man—when he left here he carried millions—I mean a great quantity of diamonds in it."
From The Diamond Master by Jacques Futrelle
After he had washed his face and hands he opened his gripsack and took out his brush and comb, which he placed on a tiny bureau in one corner of the room.
From Andy Grant's Pluck by Horatio Alger
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 Jacques Futrelle
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