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knapsack |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Knapsack \Knap"sack`\, n. [D. knapzak knappen to eat + zak a bag. See {Knap}, v. t., and {Sack}.] A case of canvas or leather, for carrying on the back a soldier's necessaries, or the clothing, etc., of a traveler. And each one fills his knapsack or his scrip With some rare thing that on the field is found --Drayton. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: knapsack n : a bag carried by a strap on your back or shoulder [syn: {backpack}, {rucksack}, {haversack}]
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