packsack
a leather or canvas carrying bag, usually one that can be strapped over the shoulder and used to carry food and personal items when a person is traveling.
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How to use packsack in a sentence
Dragging the skiff well above high-water mark, I stacked my stuff in it, shouldered my packsack and climbed the levee.
Down the Yellowstone | Lewis R. FreemanOnce our group was out of sight of the ship, Mason threw down his packsack, sat down on a boulder and lighted a cigarette.
The Long Voyage | Carl Richard JacobiAn empty packsack hung loosely over his shoulders and there was a knife at his belt.
Swamp Cat | James Arthur KjelgaardI always carry a light ax and if the weather is cold I put a blanket in my packsack.
Woodcraft | E. H. (Elmer Harry) KrepsThen he let his hands drop, walked over and began to put on his packsack.
The Long Voyage | Carl Richard Jacobi
British Dictionary definitions for packsack
/ (ˈpækˌsæk) /
US and Canadian a bag carried strapped on the back or shoulder: Also called (in Britain and certain other countries): knapsack
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