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knapsack

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Noun

  1. (In UK, dated or archaic). A case of canvas or leather, for carrying items on the back. 1936, Arthur Ransome, Pigeon Post, ch 3. « All but Nancy carried knapsacks, with sandwiches and thermos flasks of tea. Peggy’s knapsack held Nancy’s provisions as well as her own, for on Nancy’s shoulders, instead of a knapsack, was a pigeon-basket... »
  2. A set of values from which a subset is chosen.

Verb

  1. To go hiking while burdened with a knapsack, usually overnight or for longer.

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