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A portable bag for travelers; -- so called because originally made of carpet.

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  1. n. A portable bag for travelers; -- so called because originally made of carpet.
  2. adj. following the practices or characteristic of carpetbaggers
  3. adj. presumptuously seeking success or a position in a new locality
  4. n. traveling bag made of carpet; widely used in 19th century
  5. A portable bag for travelers; -- so called because originally made of carpet.
  6. A portable bag for travelers; -- so called because originallymade of carpet.
  7. n:100 n. traveling bag made of carpet; widely used in 19th century a. following the practices or characteristic of carpetbaggers s. presumptuously seeking success or a position in a new locality