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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Haversack \Hav"er*sack\, n. [F. havresac G. habersack, sack for oats. See 2d {Haver}, and {Sack} a bag.] 1. A bag for oats or oatmeal. [Prov. Eng.] 2. A bag or case, usually of stout cloth, in which a soldier carries his rations when on a march; -- distinguished from knapsack. 3. A gunner's case or bag used carry cartridges from the ammunition chest to the piece in loading. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: haversack n : a bag carried by a strap on your back or shoulder [syn: {backpack}, {knapsack}, {rucksack}]
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