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(hav′ər sak′)

noun

a canvas bag for carrying rations, etc., generally worn over one shoulder, as by soldiers or hikers

Origin: Fr havresac < Ger habersack, lit., sack of oats < haber (now hafer < LowG), akin to E dial. haver, oats (? orig. “goat food” < IE base *kapro- > L caper, goat) + Ger sack, sack

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noun

A bag carried over one shoulder to transport supplies, as on a hike.

Origin:

Origin: French havresac

Origin: , from obsolete German Habersack

Origin: : German dialectal Haber, oats (from Middle High German habere, from Old High German habaro)

Origin: + German Sack, bag (from Middle High German sac, from Old High German, from Latin saccus; see sack¹)

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