rucksack

(ruk′sak′, ro̵ok′-)

noun

a kind of knapsack strapped over the shoulders

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

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noun

A knapsack.

Origin:

Origin: German

Origin: : dialectal Ruck, back (from Middle High German rück, ruck, from Old High German hrukki; see sker-² in Indo-European roots)

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

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