packsack
Americannoun
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a leather or canvas carrying bag, usually one that can be strapped over the shoulder and used to carry food and personal items when a person is traveling.
noun
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Also called (in Britain and certain other countries): knapsack. a bag carried strapped on the back or shoulder
Etymology
Origin of packsack
Example Sentences
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Miig put his packsack on the ground, pulled the sash off his forehead, and let his bedroll drop behind his feet.
From "The Marrow Thieves" by Cherie Dimaline
Our father walks into the forest, carrying his ax, a packsack, and a large wooden box with a leather shoulder strap.
From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
Coming back, Luke picked up the drowned muskrats, placed them in the packsack, took his traps and was out of the swamp well before daylight.
From Swamp Cat by Kjelgaard, James Arthur
I used to roll mine into a package measuring about 10 inches in diameter by 20 inches in length, and this could be placed in the bottom of a common packsack.
From Woodcraft by Kreps, E. H. (Elmer Harry)
Being careful to touch them with nothing except the gloves, he put eight traps, eight stakes, the roll of canvas, the hatchet and the bottle of scent into the packsack and shouldered it.
From Swamp Cat by Kjelgaard, James Arthur
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