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Definition of Bedroll
1. Noun. Bedding rolled up for carrying.
Definition of Bedroll
1. Noun. A roll of bedding which can be carried when hiking or camping etc ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Bedroll
1. a portable roll of bedding [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Bedroll
Literary usage of Bedroll
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Trilogy of Shennan: Hagre and the Barbarian Wars by Richard Allen Saare (2007)
"He picked up his bedroll and returned to the bivouac. He entered his tent and
dropped his bedroll on the cot. He lay on his bedroll thinking of all the ..."
2. The Works of Thomas Kyd by Thomas Kyd (1901)
"Cornelia is speaking of the means by which her companions restrained her from
suicide. 200. A bedroll. . . blasphemies : ' Mille outrageux blasphemes. ..."
3. An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language: To which is Prefixed, a by John Jamieson (1879)
"... bedroll, ». A term used to denote .the rest, formerly used for a heavy musket.
The latter is obviously the true reading, the same with Fr. banderole, ..."
4. The Boy Scouts' Year Book by Boy Scouts of America (1920)
"I have seen a fellow fit his bedroll next to his back and then strap a heavy ...
He thought this was quite clever since the bedroll was soft on his back. ..."
5. The New England Historical and Genealogical Register (1893)
"To the son of William Malles wife four sheep. To Burton vicar of Horley six
shillings eight pence, to pray for my s my husband's soul in his " bedroll. ..."
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