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haversack

haversack · haversacks

Brotbeutel

A small, strong bag carried on the back or the shoulder, usually with only one strap,…A small, strong bag carried on the back or the shoulder, usually with only one strap, and originally made of canvas.

/ˈhævəsæk/

Meaning

2 senses

A small, strong bag carried on the back or the shoulder, usually with only one strap, and originally made of canvas.
Brotbeutel
a bag carried by a strap on your back or shoulder
(archaic)An oat-sack, or nosebag for a horse.
Hafersack

Translations

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By meaning 2

shoulder bag:

oat bag:

Origin

From French havresac, from Low German Haaversack and/or German Habersack, Hafersack (liter

From French havresac, from Low German Haaversack and/or German Habersack, Hafersack (literally “oat-sack”), from Hafer + Sack. Compare also Dutch haverzak.

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