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carpetbag

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car·pet·bag  (kärpt-bg)
n.
A traveling bag made of carpet fabric that was used chiefly in the United States during the 19th century.
adj.
Carpetbagging.
carpetbag
Noun
a travelling bag made of carpeting
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Noun1.carpetbag - traveling bag made of carpet; widely used in 19th century
suitcase, traveling bag, travelling bag, grip, bag - a portable rectangular container for carrying clothes; "he carried his small bag onto the plane with him"
Adj.1.carpetbag - following the practices or characteristic of carpetbaggers; "carpetbag adventurers"; "a carpetbag government"
2.carpetbag - presumptuously seeking success or a position in a new locality; "a carpetbag stranger"; "a capetbag politician"
carpetbagging
expedient - serving to promote your interest; "was merciful only when mercy was expedient"


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Gathergold, was close at hand, but the poet, with his carpetbag on his arm, inquired at once where Ernest dwelt, and was resolved to be accepted as his guest.
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