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packsack
[ pak-sak ]
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.
packsack
/ ˈpækˌsæk /
noun
- a bag carried strapped on the back or shoulder Also called (in Britain and certain other countries)knapsack
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Dragging the skiff well above high-water mark, I stacked my stuff in it, shouldered my packsack and climbed the levee.
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Once our group was out of sight of the ship, Mason threw down his packsack, sat down on a boulder and lighted a cigarette.
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An empty packsack hung loosely over his shoulders and there was a knife at his belt.
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I always carry a light ax and if the weather is cold I put a blanket in my packsack.
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Then he let his hands drop, walked over and began to put on his packsack.
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