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First published 1934 (SND Vol. I). Includes material from the 1976 supplement.
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BINDLE, n. Also binnle (ne.Sc.). Cf. Binnel-stanes. [bɪndl]

1. “The cord or rope that binds any thing, whether made of hemp or of straw” (Sc. 1808 Jam.).

2. “Bindle in Montrose district is the regular name for the iron links with which cattle are bound in their stalls” (Ags.¹ 1934; ne.Sc., Ags. 1975). In the 1828 quot.  the expression is a jocular way of saying that someone has his home at the place specified.Rnf. 1828 Paisley Mag. 560:
Ane o' your Paisley bodies, with his Bindle at the Water-neb.