Pretty odd looking word isn't it? And given one of its meanings, it seems appropriate that it should appear a bit strange. The word can either refer to a leather suitcase that opens into two hinged compartments, or, it may refer to the action of merging two words together.
Lewis Carroll (Charles Lutwidge Dodgson) was a master of using this technique to come up with many strange and colourful (strolouful :) words that appear in both his stories and poems. Words like 'snark' (snail or snake + shark, snarl + bark has also been suggested), and 'frumious' (furious + fuming) are just two of many examples that can be found.
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