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packsack
English
Etymology
pack +? sack
Noun
packsack (plural packsacks)
- (chiefly US) A backpack, knapsack, rucksack or similar bag packed with provisions or personal items, especially as carried by a traveller or a hiker, and often slung over the shoulder.
- 1899, "Deer Hunting in Minnesota," New York Times, 19 Nov., p. 12:
- The boy has a little packsack, in which he can carry twenty-five pounds for a short portage.
- 1899, "Deer Hunting in Minnesota," New York Times, 19 Nov., p. 12:
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backpack
English
Alternative forms
- back pack
Etymology
From back +? pack.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?bæk.pæk/
Noun
backpack (plural backpacks)
- 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.
- 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)
- (intransitive) to hike and camp overnight in backcountry with one's gear carried in a backpack
- (intransitive) to engage in low-cost, generally urban, travel with minimal luggage and frugal accommodations
- (transitive) to place or carry (an item or items) in a backpack
Derived terms
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