英语词汇“bindlestiff”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

bindlestiff

/ˈbɪnd(ə)lstɪf

noun US informal

A tramp.The bindlestiffs of that era had a very strong network and used their unified power to demand fair wages and social treatment....

From their own point of view, the critics were right: Rhode Island was a cesspool of malcontents, outcasts, bindlestiffs and religious mavericks who were welcome nowhere else.
From 1919 to 1925, when he finally left Stanford without taking a degree, Steinbeck dropped in and out of the University, sometimes to work closely with migrants and bindlestiffs on California ranches.

Early 20th century: probably from an alteration of bundle + stiff (in the sense 'useless person').

单词	bindlestiff
释义	bindlestiff /ˈbɪnd(ə)lstɪf / noun US informal A tramp.The bindlestiffs of that era had a very strong network and used their unified power to demand fair wages and social treatment.... From their own point of view, the critics were right: Rhode Island was a cesspool of malcontents, outcasts, bindlestiffs and religious mavericks who were welcome nowhere else. From 1919 to 1925, when he finally left Stanford without taking a degree, Steinbeck dropped in and out of the University, sometimes to work closely with migrants and bindlestiffs on California ranches. Origin Early 20th century: probably from an alteration of bundle + stiff (in the sense 'useless person').
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