Synonyms for haversack

Grammar : Noun

Spell : hav-er-sak

Phonetic Transcription : ˈhæv ərˌsæk

Top 10 synonyms for haversack

Other synonyms for the word haversack

Définition of haversack

Origin : 1749, from French havresac (1670s), from Low German hafersach "cavalry trooper's bag for horse provender," literally "oat sack," from the common Germanic word for "oat" (see haver (n.1)) + sack (n.1)).

As in knapsack : noun backpack
As in pack : noun kit, package
As in backpack : noun sack carried on the back
As in bag : noun container for one's possesions
As in satchel : noun small bag
As in valise : noun luggage

Example sentences :

The knapsack was heavy, the haversack was heavy, the musket was heavy.
Extract from : « The Long Roll » by Mary Johnston

Edward emptied them into the haversack he carried and went on to the next.
Extract from : « The Long Roll » by Mary Johnston

Taking the haversack, he left the thicket and went back to the brink of Chickahominy.
Extract from : « The Long Roll » by Mary Johnston

Edward returned to the front, gave up his haversack, and got another.
Extract from : « The Long Roll » by Mary Johnston

There is some cold meat in my haversack, if you are hungry; but I am too tired to eat.
Extract from : « A Final Reckoning » by G. A. Henty

Each scout had his staff in his hand, and carried a haversack on his back.
Extract from : « The Boy Scouts' First Camp Fire » by Herbert Carter

He had just as much in his haversack as I had when we cut loose from the main column.
Extract from : « Under Fire » by Charles King

The men had nothing but what they carried in knapsack and haversack.
Extract from : « From Fort Henry to Corinth » by Manning Ferguson Force

A haversack was on his back, hanging from lanyards that creased a smart coat.
Extract from : « The Rich Little Poor Boy » by Eleanor Gates

The infantryman carried a rifle, belt, haversack and canteen.
Extract from : « A Soldier in the Philippines » by Needom N. Freeman

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