gripsack
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He saw himself fighting and winning from the time when first he had set out with a gripsack to seek a fortune in the wide plains of the West.
From Colorado Jim by Goodchild, George
If a young man with a gripsack hailed me at the corner I was to stop and let him get in; then I was to go on up Fifth Avenue.
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
He jumped to the ground, pulled out first his overcoat and gripsack, fortunately unharmed, then the paper parcels of oatmeal and hominy, sticky and dripping.
From Flint His Faults, His Friendships and His Fortunes by Goodwin, Maud Wilder
On Monday morning Andy stood on the platform of the railroad station with a good-sized gripsack in his hand.
From Andy Grant's Pluck by Alger, Horatio
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