Haversack

Quick meaning: Haversack is a noun meaning A small, strong bag carried on the back or the shoulder, usually with only one strap, and originally made of canvas.

Meaning

A small, strong bag carried on the back or the shoulder, usually with only one strap, and originally made of canvas.

More Meanings

1. (archaic) An oat-sack, or nosebag for a horse.

Example Sentences

When I went, I left from the station / With a haversack and some trepidation

And most significant, these hordes of nonmotorized tourists, hungry for a taste of the difficult, the original, the real, do not consist solely of people young and athletic but also of old folks, fat folks, pale-faced office clerks who don’t know a rucksack from a haversack, and even children.

Word Forms

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Synonyms for haversack

Depending on context, synonyms include rucksack, knapsack, backpack.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include knapsack, rucksack, backpack, satchel, bagpack, handbag.

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