packsack
nounEtymology From pack + sack.
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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: