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1carpetbag
noun car·pet·bag \-ˌbag\
Definition of CARPETBAG
: a traveler's bag made of carpet and widely used in the United States in the 19th century
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First Known Use of CARPETBAG
1829
Rhymes with CARPETBAG
2carpetbag
adjective \-ˌba-giŋ\
Definition of CARPETBAG
: of, relating to, or characteristic of carpetbaggers <a carpetbag government>
Variants of CARPETBAG
carpetbag or car·pet·bag·ging \-ˌba-giŋ\
First Known Use of CARPETBAG
1870
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