Haversack Definition

hăvər-săk
haversacks
noun
haversacks
A canvas bag for carrying rations, etc., generally worn over one shoulder, as by soldiers or hikers.
Webster's New World
(archaic) Oat-sack, or nose-bag for a horse.
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Singular:
haversack
Plural:
haversacks

Origin of Haversack

  • French havresac from obsolete German Habersack German dialectal Haber oats (from Middle High German habere) (from Old High German habaro) German Sack bag (from Middle High German sac) (from Old High German) (from Latin saccus sack1)

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Haversack Sentence Examples

  • For daily living, soldiers carried a haversack, canteen, and mucket.

  • I noticed they carried all their kit in a small haversack.

  • Haversack - A pack made of cotton often used to carry rations.

  • Like the haversack, confederate canteens were often discarded and replaced by a captured Union canteen when the opportunity presented itself.

  • It became very popular; each man carried a haversack ration and a water bottle and the party organized itself as irregular cavalry.

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