different between backpack vs nosebag

English

Alternative forms

• back pack

Etymology

From back +? pack.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?bæk.pæk/

Noun

backpack (plural backpacks)

1. A knapsack, sometimes mounted on a light frame, but always supported by straps, worn on a person’s back for the purpose of carrying things, especially when hiking, or on a student's back when carrying books.
2. A similarly placed item containing a parachute or other life-support equipment.

Synonyms

• haversack
• knapsack (US)
• packsack
• rucksack
• bookbag

Translations

Verb

backpack (third-person singular simple present backpacks, present participle backpacking, simple past and past participle backpacked)

1. (intransitive) to hike and camp overnight in backcountry with one's gear carried in a backpack
2. (intransitive) to engage in low-cost, generally urban, travel with minimal luggage and frugal accommodations
3. (transitive) to place or carry (an item or items) in a backpack

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English

Alternative forms

• nose-bag
• nose bag

Etymology

nose +? bag.

Noun

nosebag (plural nosebags)

1. A round sack or bag to feed for a horse, mule, ox or alike animal. Usually made of canvas sides and leather bottom slipped over the nose and attached to harness my a strong strap, rope or string. Design to feed animal in public areas and to eliminate spillage from eating.

   Synonym: feedbag

2. (informal) Food.

   Synonyms: scran, nosh, grub, bait; see also Thesaurus:food

3. (informal) A nosy person. (Can we add an example for this sense?)

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References

• nosebag in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.