packsack

[ pak-sak ]
/ ˈpækˌsæk /

noun

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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Origin of packsack

An Americanism dating back to 1850–55; pack1 + sack1

Words nearby packsack

packing case, packing density, packing fraction, packing plant, packman, packsack, packsaddle, packthread, packtrain, packwood, pact
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British Dictionary definitions for packsack

packsack
/ (ˈpækˌsæk) /

noun

US and Canadian a bag carried strapped on the back or shoulderAlso called (in Britain and certain other countries): knapsack
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