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knapsack
[ nap-sak ]
noun
- a canvas, nylon, or leather bag for clothes, food, and other supplies, carried on the back by soldiers, hikers, etc.
knapsack
/ ˈnæpˌsæk /
noun
- a canvas or leather bag carried strapped on the back or shoulder
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- knapsacked adjective
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of knapsack1
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Example Sentences
When he arrived, carrying nothing but a knapsack, he retrieved his Lampoon credit card from his wallet and broke it in two.
A knapsack was filled with food and given Woot the Wanderer to carry upon his back, for the food was for his use alone.
"I'm looking for a man named Halyard," I said, dropping rifle and knapsack on the fresh-cut, fragrant pile of pine.
Magnificent, she said, easing her shoulder of the strap of her knapsack while her eyes followed the driving rain cloud.
The stranger looked at it now and then, and at last rose and put out her hand for her knapsack.
Just before daybreak he slipped out with a knapsack, taking the road towards Meran.
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