haversack
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haversack
- /ˈhævəsæk/ UK
Where it comes from
From French havresac, from Low German Haaversack and/or German Habersack, Hafersack (literally “oat-sack”), from Hafer + Sack. Compare also Dutch haverzak.
noun haversacks
- A small, strong bag carried on the back or the shoulder, usually with only one strap, and originally made of canvas. And most significant, these hordes of nonmotorized tourists, hungry for a taste of the difficult, the original, the real, do not consist solely of people young and athletic but also of old folks, fat folks, pale-faced office clerks who don’t know a rucksack from a haversack, and even children.
- An oat-sack, or nosebag for a horse.
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noun oat bag
| Deutsch | Hafersack |
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noun shoulder bag
| Français | havresac |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | Brotbeutel |
| Ελληνικά | ταγάρι tagári |
Talk about this word "haversack." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/haversack. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. haversack. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/haversack "haversack." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/haversack.Cite this
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title = {haversack},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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