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HAVERSACK
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Dictionary entry overview: What does haversack mean?
• HAVERSACK (noun)
The noun HAVERSACK has 1 sense:
1. a bag carried by a strap on your back or shoulder
Familiarity information: HAVERSACK used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A bag carried by a strap on your back or shoulder
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
back pack; backpack; haversack; knapsack; packsack; rucksack
Hypernyms ("haversack" is a kind of...):
bag (a flexible container with a single opening)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "haversack"):
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