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packsack

packsack noun: a backpack, knapsack, rucksack or similar bag packed with provisions or personal items, especially as carried by a traveller or a hiker, and often slung over the shoulder.

Noun

packsack (plural packsacks)

  1. (US) A backpack, knapsack, rucksack or similar bag packed with provisions or personal items, especially as carried by a traveller or a hiker, and often slung over the shoulder.
    • The boy has a little packsack, in which he can carry twenty-five pounds for a short portage.1899 November 19, “Deer Hunting in Minnesota”, in New York Times, page 12

Forms of packsack

pluralpacksacks

Origin of packsack

From pack + sack.

Questions about packsack

What does packsack mean?
Packsack means a backpack, knapsack, rucksack or similar bag packed with provisions or personal items, especially as carried by a traveller or a hiker, and often slung over the shoulder.
What part of speech is packsack?
Packsack is a noun.
What is the plural of packsack?
The plural of packsack is packsacks.

Words near packsack in the dictionary

  1. packs on
  2. packs one's bags
  3. packs out
  4. packs shit
  5. packs up
  6. packsack
  7. packsacks
  8. packsaddle
  9. packsaddles
  10. packsheet
  11. packsheets

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