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carpetbag

3 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. 1) carpetbag (noun)
  2. 2) carpetbag (adjective)
  3. carpetbag steak (noun)

1car·pet·bag

noun \-ˌbag\

Definition of CARPETBAG

: a traveler's bag made of carpet and widely used in the United States in the 19th century
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First Known Use of CARPETBAG

1829

Rhymes with CARPETBAG

barracks bag, basic slag, body bag, bullyrag, ditty bag, duffel bag, garment bag, heavy bag, litterbag, lollygag, saddlebag, scalawag, shopping bag, shoulder bag, sleeping bag, tucker-bag, water bag

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