Definition of "haversack" []

• A bag carried over one shoulder to transport supplies, as on a hike. (noun)

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• "But Clem, after looking round suspiciously among the litter of waterproofs, walking-sticks, nets, rods, and golf-clubs, took down Vin's fishing haversack from a hook on the wall."
• "All the food he had left in his haversack was a cup of cornmeal, so he drew together sticks to make a fire for cooking mush."
• "In the haversack is a pannikin with a hinged handle that may be used as a saucepan."