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How to pronounce haversack in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms back pack, backpack, knapsack, packsack, rucksack
Type of bag
Has types kit bag, kitbag

Examples of haversack

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Campers must bring their own musket, haversack and canteen from the previously attended camp.
From the charlotteobserver.com
Equipment provided, including musket, kepi, haversack, Civil War map, bag of marbles and canteen.
From the charlotteobserver.com
Participants receive a 2009 history camp T-shirt, Union or Confederate cap, replica rifle, canteen, haversack, harmonica and more.
From the sltrib.com
Children will tour the house, write with quill pens in autograph books, explore a soldier's haversack, practice soldier drills and meet a Civil War surgeon.
From the tennessean.com
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  • Backpack: a bag carried by a strap on your back or shoulder
  • (Haversacks) A backpack (also called rucksack, knapsack, packsack, pack, or Bergen) is, in its simplest form, a cloth sack carried on one's back and secured with two straps that go over the shoulders, but there can be exceptions. ...
  • A small, strong bag carried on the back or the shoulder, usually with only one strap. Originally made of canvas; oat-sack, or nose-bag for a horse
  • (Haversacking) Chasers must not still be in contact with the Quaffle as it passes through a hoop (the Quaffle must be thrown through).
  • A white canvas bag about a foot square, the haversack held the Civil War soldier's daily rations, slung on a strap over the right shoulder, it had a waterproof lining and a flap that buckled over its top, and hung on the left hip. ...
  • Designed to carry rations and eating utensils. It was made of cotton drill and painted black. Some had compartments to divide rations.
  • A small canvas sack used by soldiers to carry their food
  • A cotton or linen bag for a soldier's rations.