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hav·er·sack (hav′ər sak′)

noun

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

Etymology: 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

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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