blanket roll

noun

1. a blanket or sleeping bag rolled into a cylindrical pack for easy carrying and outdoor use by hikers, soldiers, cowboys, etc., often with cooking utensils, food, and personal articles carried inside.
2. a method of cheating at craps whereby the dice are thrown on a blanket, rug, or other soft surface so that they roll only in a forward direction, making it impossible for the four side numbers to appear face up.

Word History and Origins

Origin of blanket roll¹

First recorded in 1890–95

Example Sentences

He carried on his back an old army rucksack with a blanket roll tied across the top of it and he tapped along with a peeled stick for a cane.

From Literature

The last picture showed policemen lifting a long, limp blanket roll with a featureless cabbage head into the back of an ambulance.

From Literature

Wear a complete outfit, and then pack your extras in the blanket; roll the bundle in the rubber blanket, and buckle two straps about the roll.

From Project Gutenberg

His blanket roll and a fry-pan and tin cup were laid ready in front of his closed cabin.

From Project Gutenberg

It was a small man, with big steel spectacles, enormous hobnail boots, a huge pack, a blanket roll, and a coil of curious, soft rope around 195 his waist.

From Project Gutenberg