knapsack
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Noun
- (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... »
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Verb
- To go hiking while burdened with a knapsack, usually overnight or for longer.
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