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hav·er·sack

(hăv′ər-săk′)

A bag carried over one shoulder to transport supplies, as on a hike.

[French havresac, from obsolete German Habersack : German dialectal Haber, oats (from Middle High German habere, from Old High German habaro) + German Sack, bag (from Middle High German sac, from Old High German, from Latin saccus; see sack¹).]

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haversack

(ˈhævəˌsæk)

(Clothing & Fashion) a canvas bag for provisions or equipment, carried on the back or shoulder

[C18: from French havresac, from German Habersack oat bag, from Old High German habaro oats + Sack sack¹]

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hav•er•sack

(ˈhæv ərˌsæk)

n.

a single-strapped bag worn over one shoulder and used for carrying supplies.

[1740–50; < French havresac < German Habersack=Haber oats + Sack sack¹]

haversack

, knapsack, rucksack - Haversack is from German Haber, "oats," and Sack, "bag, sack"; knapsack is from German knapper, "to bite (food)" and zak, "sack"; rucksack comes from German Rucken, "back," and sack.

haversack

[ˈhævəsæk] N → mochila f, macuto m (LAm)

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haversack

[ˈhævə^rsæk] n → sac m à dos

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haversack

[ˈhævəˌsæk] n → zaino

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

haversack

(ˈhӕvəsӕk) noun

a bag worn over one shoulder by a walker etc for carrying food etc.

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Then he fumbled in his haversack for a match, a few of which remained to him.

Holding his haversack above his head with one hand he lowered his feet slowly over the edge of the narrow platform.

He had strapped his haversack about his neck, well above the surface of the water, and in his left hand he carried his knife.

His haversack he rolled as tightly as possible and stuffed beneath his coat over his breast.

Without more ado he stuffed his pockets and his haversack full, thinking of the poor creature awaiting his return in the gloom of the Place of Seven Skulls.

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The better to do so, I went afoot, armed with a Henry rifle and carrying three days' rations in my haversack.

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The humming ceased by degrees, and the hive eventually yielded several pounds of the sweetest honey, with which Ned Land filled his haversack.

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"They'll charge through hell's fire an' brimstone t' git a holt on a haversack, an' sech stomachs ain't a-lastin' long," he was told.

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Packing food into a haversack and grabbing their air guns and the Alsatian, the 14-year-old s set out for Scotland imagining the country was one vast game reserve teeming with golden eagles, deer and other wildlife.

Teenage big game hunters have their wings clipped

Take the fun home with your own Civil War kepi hat, small haversack and photograph of yourself in uniform.

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Sporting a haversack, their job is to sell the drug to the many patrons who flock the popular nightlife destination.