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haversack

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hav·er·sack  (hvr-sk)
n.
A bag carried over one shoulder to transport supplies, as on a hike.

[French havresac, from obsolete German Habersack : German dialectal Haber, oats (from Middle High German habere, from Old High German habaro) + German Sack, bag (from Middle High German sac, from Old High German, from Latin saccus; see sack1).]

haversack
Noun
a canvas bag carried on the back or shoulder [French havresac]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.haversackhaversack - a bag carried by a strap on your back or shoulder
bag - a flexible container with a single opening; "he stuffed his laundry into a large bag"
kit bag, kitbag - a knapsack (usually for a soldier)
Translations

haversack [ˈhævəsæk] nmacuto
haversack [ˈhævəsæk] nsac m à dos
haversack [ˈhævəsæk] nRucksack m
haversack [ˈhævəsæk] nzaino

haversack
n haversack [ˈhӕvəsӕk]
a bag worn over one shoulder by a walker etc for carrying food etc. knapsak, bladsakحَقيبَة ظَهِرраницаchlebník, taškaskuldertaskeder Brotbeutelγυλιός, σακίδιοmochila, macutoleivakottخورجينreppusac à dosתַּרמִילझोलाkrušna torba, brotsaktarisznyaranselmalpokisacco, bisaccia雑のう잡낭kelionmaišisplecu somabeg kanvasknapzakliten skuldersekkchlebakmochilaraniţăмешок для провизииchlebník, plecniakvrečasta torbacegertornister, ryggsäckกระเป๋าผ้าใบที่สะพายบนไหล่เดียวของทหารหรือนักปีนเขาomuz/sırt çantası幹糧袋, 背包сумка, мішок для провізіїکندھے پر لے جانے والا بورا یا تھیلیtúi dết

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"They'll charge through hell's fire an' brimstone t' git a holt on a haversack, an' sech stomachs ain't a-lastin' long," he was told.
 
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