Example Sentences

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Haversacks and rifles are powdered in white, and our legion leaves to left and right a long milky track on the bordering grass.

From Under Fire: the story of a squad by Wray, Fitzwater

Haversacks were opened and placed at our disposal.

From Sword and Pen Ventures and Adventures of Willard Glazier by Owens, John Algernon

Haversacks were searched for what remained of the bully-beef and biscuits, which were very hard to get down without water, and of that we had none.

From With Our Army in Palestine by Bluett, Antony

Haversacks, packs, and trench tools need not be worn, these will be left in the shelters.

From Military Instructors Manual by Schoonmaker, Oliver

Why, at the Haversacks, last Easter, there were half a dozen of us, and we drilled like machines.

From The Talking Horse And Other Tales by Anstey, F.