Carpetbag

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Carpetbag \Car"pet*bag`\, n.
     A portable bag for travelers; -- so called because originally
     made of carpet.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  carpetbag
       adj : following the practices or characteristic of carpetbaggers;
             "carpetbag adventurers"; "a carpetbag government"
       n : traveling bag made of carpet; widely used in 19th century