Hypertext Webster Gateway: "haversack"
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) 1.7 (wn)
haversack
n : a bag carried by a strap on your back or shoulder [syn: {backpack},
{back pack}, {knapsack}, {packsack}, {rucksack}]
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