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Definition of Carpetbags
1. carpetbag [v] - See also: carpetbag
Lexicographical Neighbors of Carpetbags
Literary usage of Carpetbags
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Scrapbook (1906)
"Go ahead," Hale said to Harnden. " You can make money. I'll get you a lot of
customers right here in New York." carpetbags First Express Cars. ..."
2. Works by Manuel Márquez Sterling, William Makepeace Thackeray, Leslie Stephen, Louise Stanage (1902)
"... where you come upon a fine flashy shop of plated- goods, or a grand French
emporium of dolls, walking-sticks, carpetbags, and perfumery. ..."
3. Proceedings of the United States Naval Institute by United States Naval Institute (1896)
"In a number of instances parties have been apprehended carrying high explosives
on passenger cars in carpetbags or valises and in trunks or chests checked ..."
4. The Works of William Makepeace Thackeray by William Makepeace Thackeray, Sir Leslie Stephen (1898)
"For the greater part of the journey the little guard sat on the roof among the
carpetbags, holding in one hand a huge tambour-frame, in the other a bandbox ..."
5. A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents, 1789-1897 by United States President (1897)
"The name arose from the fact that only a few of them intended to settle permanently,
and therefore carried, it was said. their effects in carpetbags. ..."
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