A homeless person with his bindle. The definition of bindle is a slang term for a bundle of bedding carried by a hobo.A bundle of blankets and bedding carried by a homeless person is an example of a bindle. â. Slang a bundle, as of bedding, carried by a hobo. bundle of blankets and bedding carried by a homeless person is an example of a bindle.
wagon train, in U.S. history, a group of covered wagons used to convey people and supplies to the West before the coming of the railroad. The wagon replaced the pack, or horse, train in land commerce as soon as proper roads had been built.
The term Conestoga wagon refers specifically to this type of vehicle; it is not a generic term for covered wagon. The wagons used in the westward expansion of the United States were, for the most part, ordinary farm wagons fitted with canvas covers.