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 Dunne, Finley Peter

Andy sat down on the sofa and placed his gripsack in front of him.

From Andy Grant's Pluck by Alger, Horatio

Next he turned his attention to the gripsack, but that proved to contain only wearing apparel.

From Mark Mason's Victory by Alger, Horatio

We sprang for the side-holts—my gripsack and I— It dangled—I dangled—we both dangled by.

From The Old Soldiers Story Poems and Prose Sketches by Riley, James Whitcomb

He had his hat on, and had the air of just having let himself in; his gripsack stood at his feet.

From The Coast of Bohemia by Howells, William Dean