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ˈcar·pet bag N dated

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At the handover, they pass to the succeeding team a carpet bag containing, amongst other items, a journal and a phone. en.wikipedia.org

Carpet bags sometimes also served as a railway rug, a common item in the 19th century for warmth in drafty, unheated rail-cars. en.wikipedia.org

The term "carpetbagger" was a pejorative term referring to the carpet bags (a fashionable form of luggage at the time) which many of these newcomers carried. en.wikipedia.org

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