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On the end page of W T Palmer's 1939 book, there's an illustration of two exhausted but very contented little penguins, reposing on their haversacks.

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2018

A handful of spectators watched the Dyaks unload their sleeping mats and haversacks from the trucks.

From Time Magazine Archive

Said dramatic Mr. Hore-Belisha: "It is a time when the nation must sleep on its haversacks."

From Time Magazine Archive

Most of our men had thrown away their knapsacks, some their haversacks and canteens, and sixteen had lost their guns.

From A Narrative of Service with the Third Wisconsin Infantry by Hinkley, Julian Wisner

Our blankets were strapped on the pads, and our haversacks were filled with food.

From Life in an Indian Outpost by Casserly, Gordon