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Word: Knapsack
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
early 17th century: from Middle Low German, from Dutch knapzack, probably from German knappen ‘to bite’ + zak ‘sack’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈnapsak
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a soldier's or hiker's bag with shoulder straps, carried on the back, and typically made of canvas or other weatherproof material.
Short Definition:soldier's or hiker's bag with shoulder straps, carried on back
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