gripsack

Example Sentences

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"You've just got time to git your gripsack," Craddock said, coming forward as he spoke, but stopping a48 little to one side as if to allow Morgan passage to the door.

From Trail's End by Ogden, George W. (George Washington)

Bidding the conductor wait he hastened to his car, called for his gripsack, gave his assistant a volley of orders, and boarded a Pullman.

From The Daughter of a Magnate by Spearman, Frank H. (Frank Hamilton)

"Did any one see the boy go out with his gripsack?" he asked, as he returned.

From Andy Grant's Pluck by Alger, Horatio

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

I went right straight to my room, packed up my "gripsack" and went to the proprietor for a settlement.

From A Texas Cow Boy or, fifteen years on the hurricane deck of a Spanish pony, taken from real life by Siringo, Chas. A.