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ruck·sack (ruk′sak′, ro̵ok′-)

noun

a kind of knapsack strapped over the shoulders

Etymology: Ger < dial. form of rücken, the back (see ridge) + sack < OHG sac (see sack)

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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