knapsack
Pronunciations
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/ˈnæpsæk/
Noun
A case of canvas or leather, for carrying items on the back.
Usage- US usage
- Archaic
- in UK
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More examples (1)
1936, Arthur Ransome, Pigeon Post, ch 3. "All but Nancy carried knapsacks, with sandwiches and thermos flasks of tea. Peggy’s knapsack held Nancy’s provisions as well as her own, for on Nancy’s shoulders, instead of a knapsack, was a pigeon-basket […]"
The two elder reluctantly left him and walked on, taking their brother's knapsack to relieve him in following, and the youngest entered the field.
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Verb
To go hiking while burdened with a knapsack, usually overnight or for longer.
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My sleeping bag fell off my backpack into the water, while we were knapsacking up the mountain.
Noun
a bag carried by a strap on your back or shoulder
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Word forms
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