packsack

American  

[pak-sak] / ˈpækˌsæk /

noun

1. 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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packsack British  

/ ˈpækˌsæk /

noun

1. Also called (in Britain and certain other countries): knapsack.  a bag carried strapped on the back or shoulder

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Etymology

Origin of packsack

An Americanism dating back to 1850–55; pack ¹ + sack ¹

Example Sentences

Miig put his packsack on the ground, pulled the sash off his forehead, and let his bedroll drop behind his feet.

From "The Marrow Thieves" by Cherie Dimaline

Our father walks into the forest, carrying his ax, a packsack, and a large wooden box with a leather shoulder strap.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood

Being careful to touch them with nothing except the gloves, he put eight traps, eight stakes, the roll of canvas, the hatchet and the bottle of scent into the packsack and shouldered it.

From Swamp Cat by Kjelgaard, James Arthur

As she talked she opened a light packsack that Brent had noticed upon her shoulders, and drew from its interior a rabbit robe which she spread upon the boughs.

From Snowdrift A Story of the Land of the Strong Cold by Hendryx, James B. (James Beardsley)

I always carry a light ax and if the weather is cold I put a blanket in my packsack.

From Woodcraft by Kreps, E. H. (Elmer Harry)