gripsack

Example Sentences

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"I'll take your gripsack," said the man in shirt sleeves.

From Andy Grant's Pluck by Alger, Horatio

Saturday morning he walked to the depot with a small gripsack in his hand and bought a ticket for New York.

From Chester Rand or The New Path to Fortune by Alger, Horatio

So I'll try to find you something in my gripsack.

From The Mistress of Bonaventure by Bindloss, Harold

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

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.