/ · 1894 Brewer’s · C · Carpet-bag Adventurer (A)
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A passing adventurer, who happens to be on the road with his travelling or carpet-bag.
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Entry taken from Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, edited by the Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D. and revised in 1895.